Udoka Azubuike vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Udoka Azubuike 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

Udoka Azubuike

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Udoka Azubuike: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Udoka Azubuike 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Udoka Azubuike 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Udoka Azubuike 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Udoka Azubuike 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Udoka Azubuike 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Udoka Azubuike 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Udoka Azubuike 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Udoka Azubuike 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Udoka Azubuike 256 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Udoka Azubuike 235 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Udoka Azubuike 14 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Udoka Azubuike 9 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Udoka Azubuike 36 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Udoka Azubuike 84 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Udoka Azubuike .758 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Udoka Azubuike - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Udoka Azubuike .444 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Udoka Azubuike 4.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Udoka Azubuike 4.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Udoka Azubuike 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Udoka Azubuike 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Udoka Azubuike 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Udoka Azubuike 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Udoka Azubuike 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Udoka Azubuike 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Udoka Azubuike 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Udoka Azubuike - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Udoka Azubuike - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Udoka Azubuike - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Udoka Azubuike 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Udoka Azubuike 0.0 (2021) 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.