Mark Acres vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mark Acres 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

Mark Acres

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Acres: 1987-88 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Acres 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mark Acres 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mark Acres 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mark Acres 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Acres 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Acres 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Acres 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark Acres 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mark Acres 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mark Acres 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Acres 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Acres 1,343 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mark Acres 1,525 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mark Acres 180 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mark Acres 137 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mark Acres 104 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mark Acres 375 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Acres .506 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mark Acres .538 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Acres .665 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Acres 4.5 (1990) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Acres 5.4 (1990) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mark Acres 0.8 (1990) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mark Acres 0.5 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Acres 0.4 (1991) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Acres 1.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mark Acres 1.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Acres 37 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mark Acres 37 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mark Acres 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mark Acres 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mark Acres 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mark Acres 19 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Acres .519 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mark Acres .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Acres .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Acres 2.2 (1988) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Acres 2.1 (1988) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 (1988) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 (1988) 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.