Nate Thurmond vs. Ante Zizic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ante Zizic and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Ante Zizic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Ante Zizic: 2017-18 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Ante Zizic 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Ante Zizic 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Ante Zizic 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Ante Zizic 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Ante Zizic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Ante Zizic 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ante Zizic 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ante Zizic 3.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Ante Zizic 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Ante Zizic 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Ante Zizic 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Ante Zizic 674

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Ante Zizic 446

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Ante Zizic 64

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Ante Zizic 22

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Ante Zizic 40

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Ante Zizic 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Ante Zizic .581

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ante Zizic -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Ante Zizic .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Ante Zizic 7.8 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Ante Zizic 5.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Ante Zizic 0.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Ante Zizic 0.3 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Ante Zizic 0.4 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Ante Zizic 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Ante Zizic 0.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Ante Zizic 0.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Ante Zizic 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Ante Zizic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Ante Zizic 13

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Ante Zizic 6

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Ante Zizic 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Ante Zizic 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Ante Zizic 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Ante Zizic 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Ante Zizic .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ante Zizic -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Ante Zizic .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Ante Zizic 1.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Ante Zizic 0.8 (2018)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Ante Zizic 0.1 (2018)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Ante Zizic 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Ante Zizic 0.1 (2018)

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.