Joe Arlauckas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joe Arlauckas 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

Joe Arlauckas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Arlauckas: 1987-88 to 1987-88
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Arlauckas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Arlauckas 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Arlauckas 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Arlauckas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Arlauckas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Arlauckas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Arlauckas 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Arlauckas 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Arlauckas 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Arlauckas 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Arlauckas 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Arlauckas 34 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Arlauckas 13 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Arlauckas 8 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Arlauckas 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Arlauckas 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Arlauckas 9 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Arlauckas .326 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Arlauckas .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Arlauckas 3.8 (1988) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Arlauckas 1.4 (1988) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Arlauckas 0.9 (1988) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Arlauckas 0.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Arlauckas 0.4 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Arlauckas 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Arlauckas - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Arlauckas - 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.