Aron Baynes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Aron Baynes 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

Aron Baynes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aron Baynes: 2012-13 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aron Baynes 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Aron Baynes 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Aron Baynes 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Aron Baynes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Aron Baynes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Aron Baynes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aron Baynes 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Aron Baynes 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Aron Baynes 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Aron Baynes 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Aron Baynes 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aron Baynes 3,115 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Aron Baynes 2,396 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Aron Baynes 421 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Aron Baynes 118 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Aron Baynes 255 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Aron Baynes 522 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aron Baynes .489 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Aron Baynes .308 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aron Baynes .794 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aron Baynes 11.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Aron Baynes 5.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Aron Baynes 1.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Aron Baynes 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Aron Baynes 0.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aron Baynes 3.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Aron Baynes 3.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Aron Baynes 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Aron Baynes 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Aron Baynes 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aron Baynes 192 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Aron Baynes 197 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Aron Baynes 25 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Aron Baynes 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Aron Baynes 13 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Aron Baynes 54 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aron Baynes .497 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Aron Baynes .433 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aron Baynes .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aron Baynes 6.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Aron Baynes 6.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Aron Baynes 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Aron Baynes 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Aron Baynes 0.6 (2018) 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.