Nate Thurmond vs. Loy Vaught Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Loy Vaught 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.

Loy Vaught

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Loy Vaught: 1990-91 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Loy Vaught 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Loy Vaught 11

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Loy Vaught 5

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Loy Vaught 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Loy Vaught 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Loy Vaught 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 Loy Vaught 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Loy Vaught 7.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Loy Vaught 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Loy Vaught 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Loy Vaught 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Loy Vaught 6,984

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Loy Vaught 4,881

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Loy Vaught 652

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Loy Vaught 510

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Loy Vaught 228

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Loy Vaught 689

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Loy Vaught .504

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Loy Vaught .244

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Loy Vaught .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Loy Vaught 17.5 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Loy Vaught 10.1 (1996)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Loy Vaught 1.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Loy Vaught 1.3 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Loy Vaught 0.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Loy Vaught 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Loy Vaught 4.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Loy Vaught 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Loy Vaught 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Loy Vaught 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Loy Vaught 82

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Loy Vaught 64

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Loy Vaught 6

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Loy Vaught 11

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Loy Vaught 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Loy Vaught 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Loy Vaught .531

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Loy Vaught .500

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Loy Vaught .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Loy Vaught 15.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Loy Vaught 9.0 (1997)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Loy Vaught 0.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Loy Vaught 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Loy Vaught 0.7 (1997)

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.