Dzanan Musa vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dzanan Musa 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

Dzanan Musa

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dzanan Musa: 2018-19 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dzanan Musa 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dzanan Musa 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dzanan Musa 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dzanan Musa 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dzanan Musa 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dzanan Musa 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dzanan Musa 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dzanan Musa 211 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dzanan Musa 91 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dzanan Musa 45 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dzanan Musa 17 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dzanan Musa 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dzanan Musa 49 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dzanan Musa .376 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dzanan Musa .227 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dzanan Musa .726 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dzanan Musa 4.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dzanan Musa 2.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dzanan Musa 3.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dzanan Musa 18 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dzanan Musa 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dzanan Musa 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dzanan Musa 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dzanan Musa 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dzanan Musa 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dzanan Musa .286 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dzanan Musa .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dzanan Musa .714 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dzanan Musa 4.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.3 (2020) 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.