Nate Thurmond vs. Axel Toupane Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Axel Toupane 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.

Axel Toupane

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Axel Toupane: 2015-16 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Axel Toupane 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Axel Toupane 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Axel Toupane 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Axel Toupane 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Axel Toupane 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Axel Toupane 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 Axel Toupane 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Axel Toupane 1.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Axel Toupane 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Axel Toupane 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Axel Toupane 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Axel Toupane 101

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Axel Toupane 38

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Axel Toupane 19

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Axel Toupane 10

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Axel Toupane 10

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Axel Toupane 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Axel Toupane .378

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Axel Toupane .326

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Axel Toupane .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Axel Toupane 3.6 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Axel Toupane 1.5 (2016)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Axel Toupane 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Axel Toupane 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Axel Toupane 0.4 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Axel Toupane 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Axel Toupane 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Axel Toupane 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Axel Toupane 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Axel Toupane 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Axel Toupane 5

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Axel Toupane 4

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Axel Toupane 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Axel Toupane 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Axel Toupane 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Axel Toupane 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Axel Toupane .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Axel Toupane .500

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Axel Toupane -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Axel Toupane 1.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Axel Toupane 1.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Axel Toupane 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Axel Toupane 0.0 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Axel Toupane 0.0 (2021)

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.