Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) 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.