Joel Ayayi vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joel Ayayi 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

Joel Ayayi

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Ayayi: 2021-22 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Ayayi 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joel Ayayi 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joel Ayayi 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joel Ayayi 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joel Ayayi 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Ayayi 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Ayayi 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joel Ayayi 3 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joel Ayayi 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joel Ayayi 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joel Ayayi 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joel Ayayi 7 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Ayayi .167 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joel Ayayi .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joel Ayayi 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Ayayi - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Ayayi - 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.