Alec Burks vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alec Burks 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

Alec Burks

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alec Burks: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alec Burks 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alec Burks 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alec Burks 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alec Burks 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alec Burks 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alec Burks 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Burks 10.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Burks 7,990 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alec Burks 2,518 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alec Burks 1,466 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alec Burks 504 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alec Burks 152 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alec Burks 742 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Burks .415 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alec Burks .383 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alec Burks .806 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Burks 15.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 4.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 3.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Burks 10.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 3.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Burks 220 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alec Burks 75 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alec Burks 40 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alec Burks 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alec Burks 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alec Burks 22 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Burks .391 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alec Burks .323 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alec Burks .807 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Burks 14.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 5.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 2.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.5 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.8 (2020) 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.