Gilbert Arenas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.