Rashad McCants vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rashad McCants 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

Rashad McCants

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rashad McCants: 2005-06 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rashad McCants 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rashad McCants 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rashad McCants 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rashad McCants 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rashad McCants 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rashad McCants 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rashad McCants 10.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rashad McCants 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rashad McCants 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rashad McCants 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rashad McCants 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rashad McCants 2,479 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rashad McCants 506 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rashad McCants 331 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rashad McCants 183 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rashad McCants 61 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rashad McCants 249 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rashad McCants .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rashad McCants .368 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rashad McCants .741 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rashad McCants 14.9 (2008) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rashad McCants 2.7 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rashad McCants 2.2 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rashad McCants 0.9 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rashad McCants 0.3 (2006) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rashad McCants 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rashad McCants - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rashad McCants - 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.