Juan Dixon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Juan Dixon 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

Juan Dixon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Juan Dixon: 2002-03 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Juan Dixon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Juan Dixon 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Juan Dixon 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Juan Dixon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Juan Dixon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Juan Dixon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juan Dixon 8.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Juan Dixon 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Juan Dixon 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Juan Dixon 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Juan Dixon 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Juan Dixon 3,678 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Juan Dixon 816 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Juan Dixon 775 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Juan Dixon 341 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Juan Dixon 34 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Juan Dixon 436 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juan Dixon .413 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Juan Dixon .341 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Juan Dixon .833 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juan Dixon 12.3 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Juan Dixon 2.3 (2006) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Juan Dixon 2.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Juan Dixon 1.2 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Juan Dixon 0.1 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juan Dixon 7.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Juan Dixon 1.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Juan Dixon 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Juan Dixon 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Juan Dixon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Juan Dixon 132 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Juan Dixon 30 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Juan Dixon 16 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Juan Dixon 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Juan Dixon 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Juan Dixon 18 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juan Dixon .395 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Juan Dixon .310 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Juan Dixon .840 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juan Dixon 11.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Juan Dixon 2.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Juan Dixon 1.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Juan Dixon 1.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Juan Dixon 0.0 (2008) 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.