Nate Thurmond vs. Virgil Vaughn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Virgil Vaughn 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.

Virgil Vaughn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Virgil Vaughn: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Virgil Vaughn 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Virgil Vaughn 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Virgil Vaughn 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Virgil Vaughn 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Virgil Vaughn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Virgil Vaughn 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 Virgil Vaughn 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Virgil Vaughn 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Virgil Vaughn 45

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Virgil Vaughn 10

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Virgil Vaughn 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Virgil Vaughn .192

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Virgil Vaughn .536

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Virgil Vaughn 2.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Virgil Vaughn 0.6 (1947)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Virgil Vaughn -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Virgil Vaughn -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Virgil Vaughn -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Virgil Vaughn -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Virgil Vaughn 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Virgil Vaughn -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Virgil Vaughn -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Virgil Vaughn -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Virgil Vaughn -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Virgil Vaughn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Virgil Vaughn - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.