Joe Ingles vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ingles: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ingles 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Ingles 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Ingles 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Ingles 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ingles 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 Ingles 8.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ingles 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Ingles 3.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Ingles 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ingles 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ingles 5,707 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Ingles 2,184 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Ingles 2,566 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Ingles 620 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Ingles 101 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Ingles 704 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ingles .448 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Ingles .410 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ingles .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ingles 12.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ingles 4.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Ingles 5.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Ingles 1.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ingles 0.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ingles 8.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ingles 3.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Ingles 3.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Ingles 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ingles 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ingles 484 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Ingles 188 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Ingles 188 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Ingles 56 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Ingles 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Ingles 55 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ingles .442 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Ingles .399 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ingles .723 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ingles 14.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ingles 4.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Ingles 5.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Ingles 2.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ingles 0.5 (2017) 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.