Alton Ford vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alton Ford 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

Alton Ford

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Ford: 2001-02 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alton Ford 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alton Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alton Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alton Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alton Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Ford 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alton Ford 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alton Ford 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alton Ford 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Ford 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Ford 186 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alton Ford 124 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alton Ford 11 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alton Ford 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alton Ford 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alton Ford 73 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Ford .507 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Ford .697 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Ford 3.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Ford 2.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alton Ford 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alton Ford 0.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Ford 0.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alton Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alton Ford - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Ford - 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.