Alvin Heggs vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alvin Heggs 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

Alvin Heggs

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alvin Heggs: 1995-96 to 1995-96
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alvin Heggs 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alvin Heggs 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alvin Heggs 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alvin Heggs 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alvin Heggs 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alvin Heggs 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alvin Heggs 8 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alvin Heggs 2 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alvin Heggs 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alvin Heggs .600 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alvin Heggs .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alvin Heggs 2.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alvin Heggs 0.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alvin Heggs 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alvin Heggs 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alvin Heggs 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alvin Heggs 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alvin Heggs - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alvin Heggs - 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.