Dario Saric vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dario Saric 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

Dario Saric

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dario Saric: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dario Saric 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dario Saric 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dario Saric 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dario Saric 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dario Saric 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dario Saric 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dario Saric 10.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dario Saric 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dario Saric 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dario Saric 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dario Saric 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dario Saric 5,057 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dario Saric 2,576 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dario Saric 917 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dario Saric 271 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dario Saric 96 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dario Saric 477 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dario Saric .445 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dario Saric .362 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dario Saric .839 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dario Saric 14.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dario Saric 6.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dario Saric 2.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dario Saric 0.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dario Saric 0.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dario Saric 9.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dario Saric 4.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dario Saric 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dario Saric 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dario Saric 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dario Saric 235 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dario Saric 108 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dario Saric 49 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dario Saric 12 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dario Saric 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dario Saric 24 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dario Saric .432 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dario Saric .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dario Saric .870 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dario Saric 17.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dario Saric 7.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dario Saric 3.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dario Saric 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dario Saric 0.4 (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.