Nicolas Claxton vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nicolas Claxton 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

Nicolas Claxton

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolas Claxton: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolas Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nicolas Claxton 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nicolas Claxton 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nicolas Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nicolas Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 7.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 2,490 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 1,882 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 378 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 159 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 434 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 241 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .661 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton .158 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .544 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 12.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 9.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 5.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 4.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 114 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 90 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 19 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 28 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 20 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .654 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .343 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 8.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.3 (2022) 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.