Nik Stauskas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nik Stauskas 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

Nik Stauskas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nik Stauskas: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nik Stauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nik Stauskas 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nik Stauskas 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nik Stauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nik Stauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nik Stauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nik Stauskas 6.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nik Stauskas 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nik Stauskas 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nik Stauskas 2,290 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nik Stauskas 691 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nik Stauskas 515 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nik Stauskas 139 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nik Stauskas 80 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nik Stauskas 343 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nik Stauskas .389 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nik Stauskas .354 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nik Stauskas .812 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nik Stauskas 9.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nik Stauskas 2.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nik Stauskas 2.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.6 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nik Stauskas 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nik Stauskas 13 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nik Stauskas 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nik Stauskas 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nik Stauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nik Stauskas 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nik Stauskas 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nik Stauskas .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nik Stauskas .300 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nik Stauskas 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nik Stauskas 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nik Stauskas 0.0 (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.