Austin Reaves vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Austin Reaves 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

Austin Reaves

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Austin Reaves 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Austin Reaves 2 Nate Thurmond 9

NBA Cups Won Austin Reaves 1 * Nate Thurmond 0 *

All-Star Games Austin Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 12.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 3.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 2,577 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 738 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Austin Reaves 775 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Austin Reaves 128 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 64 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 207 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .493 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .365 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .855 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 15.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 5.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 314 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 86 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Austin Reaves 81 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Austin Reaves 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 19 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .463 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .423 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .903 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 5.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2024) 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.