Melvin Booker vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Melvin Booker 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

Melvin Booker

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Booker: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Booker 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Melvin Booker 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Melvin Booker 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Melvin Booker 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Melvin Booker 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker 166 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker 38 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Melvin Booker 74 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Melvin Booker 8 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 32 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker .400 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker .268 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker .871 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - 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.