Alex Abrines vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alex Abrines 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

Alex Abrines

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Abrines: 2016-17 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Abrines 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alex Abrines 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alex Abrines 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alex Abrines 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Abrines 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Abrines 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Abrines 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Abrines 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Abrines 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Abrines 924 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alex Abrines 248 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alex Abrines 88 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alex Abrines 92 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alex Abrines 22 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alex Abrines 174 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Abrines .387 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alex Abrines .368 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Abrines .880 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Abrines 6.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Abrines 1.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Abrines 0.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Abrines 0.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Abrines 4.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Abrines 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Abrines 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Abrines 48 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alex Abrines 25 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alex Abrines 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alex Abrines 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alex Abrines 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alex Abrines 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Abrines .372 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alex Abrines .367 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Abrines .833 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Abrines 4.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Abrines 2.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Abrines 0.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Abrines 0.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Abrines 0.3 (2018) 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.