Amar'e Stoudemire vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Amar'e Stoudemire 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

Amar'e Stoudemire

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Amar'e Stoudemire: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Amar'e Stoudemire 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Amar'e Stoudemire 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Amar'e Stoudemire 6 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Amar'e Stoudemire 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Amar'e Stoudemire 5 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Rookie of The Year Amar'e Stoudemire 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 18.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 7.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Amar'e Stoudemire 15,994 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Amar'e Stoudemire 6,632 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Amar'e Stoudemire 1,050 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Amar'e Stoudemire 636 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 1,054 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Amar'e Stoudemire 846 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .537 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .236 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .761 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 26.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 9.6 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.6 (2011) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.1 (2008) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 18.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 7.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Amar'e Stoudemire 1,461 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Amar'e Stoudemire 574 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Amar'e Stoudemire 64 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Amar'e Stoudemire 63 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 104 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Amar'e Stoudemire 78 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .512 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 29.9 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 12.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.8 (2011) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.7 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.4 (2008) 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.