Alfredrick Hughes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alfredrick Hughes 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

Alfredrick Hughes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alfredrick Hughes: 1985-86 to 1985-86
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alfredrick Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alfredrick Hughes 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alfredrick Hughes 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alfredrick Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alfredrick Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alfredrick Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alfredrick Hughes 356 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alfredrick Hughes 113 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alfredrick Hughes 61 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alfredrick Hughes 26 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alfredrick Hughes 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alfredrick Hughes 68 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alfredrick Hughes .409 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alfredrick Hughes .176 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alfredrick Hughes .583 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 5.2 (1986) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 1.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.9 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.4 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.1 (1986) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 2.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alfredrick Hughes 8 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alfredrick Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alfredrick Hughes 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alfredrick Hughes 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alfredrick Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alfredrick Hughes 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alfredrick Hughes .444 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alfredrick Hughes - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alfredrick Hughes - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 2.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.3 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.3 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alfredrick Hughes 0.0 (1986) 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.