Dante Exum vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dante Exum 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

Dante Exum

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Exum: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Exum 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dante Exum 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dante Exum 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dante Exum 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dante Exum 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dante Exum 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 1,817 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 590 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dante Exum 672 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dante Exum 123 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dante Exum 49 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dante Exum 300 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .336 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .767 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 8.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 2.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 3.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 4.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 92 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 26 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dante Exum 25 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dante Exum 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dante Exum 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dante Exum 23 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .407 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .240 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .800 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 5.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 1.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 (2024) 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.