De'Andre Hunter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and De'Andre Hunter 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
De'Andre Hunter: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Andre Hunter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons De'Andre Hunter 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played De'Andre Hunter 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games De'Andre Hunter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team De'Andre Hunter 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) De'Andre Hunter 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'Andre Hunter 14.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Andre Hunter 5,279 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds De'Andre Hunter 1,463 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists De'Andre Hunter 559 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals De'Andre Hunter 245 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks De'Andre Hunter 102 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games De'Andre Hunter 357 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Andre Hunter .449 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage De'Andre Hunter .367 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Andre Hunter .823 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 17.0 (2025) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 2.1 (2026) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 14.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Andre Hunter 348 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds De'Andre Hunter 102 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists De'Andre Hunter 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals De'Andre Hunter 13 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks De'Andre Hunter 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games De'Andre Hunter 24 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Andre Hunter .468 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage De'Andre Hunter .415 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Andre Hunter .806 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 21.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 5.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.6 (2021) 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.