Blake Ahearn vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Blake Ahearn 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

Blake Ahearn

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Blake Ahearn: 2007-08 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Blake Ahearn 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Blake Ahearn 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Blake Ahearn 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Blake Ahearn 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Blake Ahearn 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Blake Ahearn 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Blake Ahearn 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Blake Ahearn 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Blake Ahearn 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Blake Ahearn 88 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Blake Ahearn 22 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Blake Ahearn 22 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Blake Ahearn 7 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Blake Ahearn 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Blake Ahearn 19 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Blake Ahearn .273 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Blake Ahearn .298 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Blake Ahearn .970 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Blake Ahearn 5.8 (2008) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Blake Ahearn 1.6 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Blake Ahearn 1.6 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.5 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Blake Ahearn 1.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Blake Ahearn 5 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Blake Ahearn 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Blake Ahearn 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Blake Ahearn 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Blake Ahearn 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Blake Ahearn 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Blake Ahearn .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Blake Ahearn 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Blake Ahearn - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Blake Ahearn 1.7 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.7 (2012) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Blake Ahearn 0.0 (2012) 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.