Alex Stepheson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Stepheson: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Stepheson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alex Stepheson 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alex Stepheson 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alex Stepheson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Stepheson 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 Stepheson 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Stepheson 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alex Stepheson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Stepheson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Stepheson 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Stepheson 22 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alex Stepheson 28 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alex Stepheson 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alex Stepheson 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alex Stepheson 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alex Stepheson 8 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Stepheson .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Stepheson .333 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Stepheson 2.8 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Stepheson 3.5 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Stepheson 0.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Stepheson 0.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Stepheson 0.6 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alex Stepheson 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Stepheson - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Stepheson - 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.