Ayo Dosunmu vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ayo Dosunmu 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Ayo Dosunmu: 2021-22 to 2024-25
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ayo Dosunmu 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ayo Dosunmu 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ayo Dosunmu 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ayo Dosunmu 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ayo Dosunmu 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ayo Dosunmu 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 10.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ayo Dosunmu 2,856 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ayo Dosunmu 811 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ayo Dosunmu 912 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ayo Dosunmu 233 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ayo Dosunmu 109 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ayo Dosunmu 279 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ayo Dosunmu .502 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ayo Dosunmu .361 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ayo Dosunmu .773 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 12.3 (2025) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 3.5 (2025) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 4.5 (2025) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 0.9 (2025) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 4.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 2.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ayo Dosunmu 20 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ayo Dosunmu 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ayo Dosunmu 11 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ayo Dosunmu 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ayo Dosunmu 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ayo Dosunmu 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ayo Dosunmu .308 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ayo Dosunmu .231 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ayo Dosunmu 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 4.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 2.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 2.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ayo Dosunmu 0.0 (2022) 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.