Dakota Mathias vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dakota Mathias 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

Dakota Mathias

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dakota Mathias: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dakota Mathias 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dakota Mathias 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dakota Mathias 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dakota Mathias 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dakota Mathias 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dakota Mathias 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dakota Mathias 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dakota Mathias 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dakota Mathias 54 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dakota Mathias 9 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dakota Mathias 14 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dakota Mathias 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dakota Mathias 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dakota Mathias 14 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dakota Mathias .389 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dakota Mathias .313 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dakota Mathias .333 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dakota Mathias 6.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.9 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dakota Mathias 1.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dakota Mathias 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dakota Mathias - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dakota Mathias - 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.