Nate Thurmond vs. Al Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Tucker and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Al Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Al Tucker: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Al Tucker 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Al Tucker 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Al Tucker 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Al Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Al Tucker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Al Tucker 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Al Tucker 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Al Tucker 5.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Al Tucker 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Al Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Al Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Al Tucker 2,431

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Al Tucker 1,283

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Al Tucker 230

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Al Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Al Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Al Tucker 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Al Tucker .453

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Al Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Al Tucker .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Al Tucker 13.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Al Tucker 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Al Tucker 1.4 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Al Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Al Tucker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Al Tucker 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Al Tucker 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Al Tucker 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Al Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Al Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Al Tucker 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Al Tucker 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Al Tucker 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Al Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Al Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Al Tucker 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Al Tucker 1.000

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Al Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Al Tucker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Al Tucker 1.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Al Tucker 0.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Al Tucker 0.0 (1970)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Al Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Al Tucker - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.