Archie Clark vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Archie Clark 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

Archie Clark

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Archie Clark: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Archie Clark 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Archie Clark 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Archie Clark 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Archie Clark 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Archie Clark 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 16.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.1 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 11,819 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 2,427 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Archie Clark 3,498 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Archie Clark 231 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Archie Clark 15 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Archie Clark 725 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .480 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .769 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 25.2 (1972) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 8.0 (1972) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.4 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 15.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 1,125 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 229 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Archie Clark 297 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Archie Clark 17 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Archie Clark 1 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Archie Clark 71 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .454 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .772 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 26.7 (1972) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.3 (1967) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 7.8 (1972) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1975) * 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.