Nigel Hayes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nigel Hayes 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

Nigel Hayes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nigel Hayes: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nigel Hayes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nigel Hayes 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nigel Hayes 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nigel Hayes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nigel Hayes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nigel Hayes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nigel Hayes 27 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nigel Hayes 22 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nigel Hayes 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nigel Hayes 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nigel Hayes 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nigel Hayes 9 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nigel Hayes .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nigel Hayes .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nigel Hayes .333 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes 3.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes 2.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nigel Hayes 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes - 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.