Nathan Mensah vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nathan Mensah 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

Nathan Mensah

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nathan Mensah: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nathan Mensah 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nathan Mensah 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nathan Mensah 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nathan Mensah 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nathan Mensah 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nathan Mensah 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nathan Mensah 33 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nathan Mensah 65 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nathan Mensah 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nathan Mensah 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nathan Mensah 14 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nathan Mensah 25 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nathan Mensah .429 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nathan Mensah .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah 1.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah 2.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nathan Mensah 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah - 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.