Mike Higgins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mike Higgins 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

Mike Higgins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Higgins: 1989-90 to 1990-91
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mike Higgins 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mike Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mike Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Higgins 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Higgins 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mike Higgins 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Higgins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Higgins 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Higgins 30 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mike Higgins 9 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mike Higgins 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mike Higgins 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mike Higgins 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mike Higgins 18 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Higgins .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Higgins .706 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Higgins 2.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Higgins 0.7 (1991) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mike Higgins 0.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Higgins 0.2 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Higgins 0.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mike Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Higgins - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Higgins - 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.