Frank Mason III vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Frank Mason III 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

Frank Mason III

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Mason III: 2017-18 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Mason III 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Frank Mason III 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Frank Mason III 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Frank Mason III 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Mason III 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Mason III 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Mason III 6.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Mason III 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Frank Mason III 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Frank Mason III 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Mason III 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Mason III 695 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Frank Mason III 204 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Frank Mason III 272 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Frank Mason III 55 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Frank Mason III 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Frank Mason III 103 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Mason III .396 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Frank Mason III .301 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Mason III .755 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Mason III 7.9 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Mason III 3.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Frank Mason III 3.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Frank Mason III 0.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Mason III 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Frank Mason III 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Mason III 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Frank Mason III 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Frank Mason III 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Frank Mason III 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Frank Mason III 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Frank Mason III 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Mason III - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Frank Mason III - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Mason III - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Frank Mason III 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 (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.