Alex Poythress vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alex Poythress that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Alex Poythress

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Poythress 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alex Poythress 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alex Poythress 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alex Poythress 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Poythress 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Poythress 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Poythress 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Poythress 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alex Poythress 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Poythress 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Poythress 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Poythress 197 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alex Poythress 122 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alex Poythress 24 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alex Poythress 10 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alex Poythress 13 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alex Poythress 52 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Poythress .472 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alex Poythress .358 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Poythress .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alex Poythress 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Poythress - Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.