Ade Murkey vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ade Murkey 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

Ade Murkey

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ade Murkey: 2021-22 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ade Murkey 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ade Murkey 1 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ade Murkey 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ade Murkey 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ade Murkey - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ade Murkey - 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.