Yves Pons vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Yves Pons 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

Yves Pons

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yves Pons: 2021-22 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yves Pons 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Yves Pons 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Yves Pons 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Yves Pons 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Yves Pons 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yves Pons 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yves Pons 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Yves Pons 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Yves Pons 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Yves Pons 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Yves Pons 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yves Pons 13 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Yves Pons 12 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Yves Pons 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Yves Pons 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Yves Pons 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Yves Pons 12 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yves Pons .313 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Yves Pons .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yves Pons .000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yves Pons 1.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yves Pons 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Yves Pons 0.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Yves Pons 0.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yves Pons 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Yves Pons 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yves Pons - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yves Pons - 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.