Mark Aguirre vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mark Aguirre 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

Mark Aguirre

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Aguirre: 1981-82 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Aguirre 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mark Aguirre 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mark Aguirre 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mark Aguirre 3 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Aguirre 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Aguirre 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 20.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 3.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Aguirre 18,458 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mark Aguirre 4,578 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mark Aguirre 2,871 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mark Aguirre 687 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mark Aguirre 296 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mark Aguirre 923 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Aguirre .484 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mark Aguirre .312 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Aguirre .741 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 29.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 6.3 (1983) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 4.6 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 1.1 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 17.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Aguirre 1,747 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mark Aguirre 537 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mark Aguirre 262 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mark Aguirre 71 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mark Aguirre 22 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mark Aguirre 102 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Aguirre .485 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mark Aguirre .317 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Aguirre .743 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 29.0 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 7.6 (1984) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.4 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 2.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.5 (1988) 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.