James Augustine vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and James Augustine 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

James Augustine

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Augustine: 2006-07 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Augustine 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Augustine 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Augustine 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Augustine 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Augustine 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Augustine 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Augustine 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Augustine 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Augustine 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Augustine 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Augustine 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Augustine 42 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Augustine 33 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Augustine 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Augustine 5 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Augustine 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Augustine 27 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Augustine .514 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Augustine - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Augustine .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Augustine 1.6 (2008) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Augustine 1.5 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Augustine 1.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Augustine 0.2 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Augustine 0.1 (2008) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Augustine 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Augustine 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Augustine 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Augustine 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Augustine 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Augustine 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Augustine 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Augustine 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Augustine 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Augustine 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Augustine 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Augustine 1.000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage James Augustine - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Augustine - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Augustine 2.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Augustine 1.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Augustine 0.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Augustine 0.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Augustine 0.0 (2008) 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.