De'Aaron Fox vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and De'Aaron Fox 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

De'Aaron Fox

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
De'Aaron Fox: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Aaron Fox 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons De'Aaron Fox 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played De'Aaron Fox 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games De'Aaron Fox 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) De'Aaron Fox 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team De'Aaron Fox 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) De'Aaron Fox 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 21.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 6.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 9,940 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 1,784 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 2,870 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 665 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 196 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 469 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .471 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .334 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .736 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 26.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 4.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 192 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 38 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 54 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 15 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .424 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .756 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2023) 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.