Gustavo Ayon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gustavo Ayon 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

Gustavo Ayon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gustavo Ayon: 2011-12 to 2013-14
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gustavo Ayon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gustavo Ayon 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gustavo Ayon 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gustavo Ayon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gustavo Ayon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gustavo Ayon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gustavo Ayon 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gustavo Ayon 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gustavo Ayon 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gustavo Ayon 635 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gustavo Ayon 589 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gustavo Ayon 173 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gustavo Ayon 100 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gustavo Ayon 73 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gustavo Ayon 135 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gustavo Ayon .536 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gustavo Ayon .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gustavo Ayon .504 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gustavo Ayon 5.9 (2012) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gustavo Ayon 4.9 (2012) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gustavo Ayon 1.4 (2012) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gustavo Ayon 1.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.9 (2012) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gustavo Ayon 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gustavo Ayon 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gustavo Ayon 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gustavo Ayon 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gustavo Ayon 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gustavo Ayon 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gustavo Ayon 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gustavo Ayon .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gustavo Ayon - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gustavo Ayon - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gustavo Ayon 1.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gustavo Ayon 0.0 (2013) 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.