DeAndre Liggins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and DeAndre Liggins 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

DeAndre Liggins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeAndre Liggins: 2011-12 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeAndre Liggins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons DeAndre Liggins 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played DeAndre Liggins 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games DeAndre Liggins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team DeAndre Liggins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeAndre Liggins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeAndre Liggins 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Liggins 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeAndre Liggins 346 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds DeAndre Liggins 252 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists DeAndre Liggins 122 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals DeAndre Liggins 108 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks DeAndre Liggins 31 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games DeAndre Liggins 177 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Liggins .402 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage DeAndre Liggins .352 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeAndre Liggins .549 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeAndre Liggins 2.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Liggins 1.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Liggins 1.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeAndre Liggins 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds DeAndre Liggins 15 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists DeAndre Liggins 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals DeAndre Liggins 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks DeAndre Liggins 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games DeAndre Liggins 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Liggins .300 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage DeAndre Liggins .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeAndre Liggins .333 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeAndre Liggins 1.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Liggins 1.8 (2013) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.1 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Liggins 0.1 (2013) 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.