Nate Thurmond vs. Nick Vanos Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Vanos 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.

Nick Vanos

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Nick Vanos: 1985-86 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Nick Vanos 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Nick Vanos 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Nick Vanos 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Nick Vanos 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Nick Vanos 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Nick Vanos 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 Nick Vanos 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Nick Vanos 3.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Nick Vanos 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Nick Vanos 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Nick Vanos 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Nick Vanos 222

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Nick Vanos 240

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Nick Vanos 59

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Nick Vanos 21

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Nick Vanos 28

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Nick Vanos 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Nick Vanos .383

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Nick Vanos .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Nick Vanos .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Nick Vanos 4.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Nick Vanos 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Nick Vanos 1.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Nick Vanos 0.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Nick Vanos 0.5 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Nick Vanos -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Nick Vanos -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Nick Vanos -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Nick Vanos -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Nick Vanos -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Nick Vanos -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Nick Vanos 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Nick Vanos -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Nick Vanos -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Nick Vanos -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Nick Vanos -

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.