Art Long vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Art Long 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

Art Long

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Art Long: 2000-01 to 2002-03
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Art Long 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Art Long 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Art Long 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Art Long 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Art Long 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Art Long 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Long 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Art Long 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Art Long 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Art Long 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Art Long 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Long 345 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Art Long 319 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Art Long 48 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Art Long 27 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Art Long 42 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Art Long 98 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Long .458 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Art Long .667 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Long .485 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Long 4.5 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Art Long 4.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Art Long 0.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Art Long 0.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Art Long 0.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Long - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Art Long - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Art Long - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Art Long - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Art Long - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Art Long 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Long - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Art Long - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Long - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Art Long - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Art Long - 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.