Jusuf Nurkic vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 218 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 175 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 47 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 18 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 17 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 18 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .491 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .719 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) 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.