Alex Scales vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alex Scales 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 Scales

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Scales: 2005-06 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alex Scales 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Scales 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 Scales 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alex Scales 1 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Scales 0.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alex Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Alex Scales - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Alex Scales - 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.