Al Skinner vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Al Skinner 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

Al Skinner

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Skinner: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Skinner 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Al Skinner 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Al Skinner 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Al Skinner 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Skinner 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Skinner 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Skinner 9.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Skinner 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Al Skinner 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Al Skinner 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Al Skinner 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Skinner 1,884 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Al Skinner 673 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Al Skinner 526 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Al Skinner 208 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Al Skinner 76 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Al Skinner 203 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Skinner .437 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Al Skinner - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Skinner .808 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Skinner 12.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Al Skinner 4.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Al Skinner 3.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Al Skinner 1.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Skinner 0.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Skinner 3.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Al Skinner 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Al Skinner 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Al Skinner 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Al Skinner 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Skinner 18 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Al Skinner 10 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Al Skinner 11 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Al Skinner 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Al Skinner 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Al Skinner 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Skinner .353 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Al Skinner - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Skinner .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Skinner 3.6 (1979) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Al Skinner 2.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Al Skinner 2.2 (1979) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Skinner 0.6 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Al Skinner 0.2 (1979) 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. 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.