Cartier Martin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cartier Martin 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

Cartier Martin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cartier Martin: 2008-09 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cartier Martin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cartier Martin 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cartier Martin 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cartier Martin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cartier Martin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cartier Martin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cartier Martin 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cartier Martin 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cartier Martin 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cartier Martin 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cartier Martin 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cartier Martin 1,229 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cartier Martin 463 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cartier Martin 121 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cartier Martin 97 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cartier Martin 27 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cartier Martin 243 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cartier Martin .392 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cartier Martin .372 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cartier Martin .729 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cartier Martin 9.3 (2012) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cartier Martin 3.8 (2010) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cartier Martin 0.9 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cartier Martin 0.6 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cartier Martin 0.1 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cartier Martin 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cartier Martin 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cartier Martin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cartier Martin 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cartier Martin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cartier Martin 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cartier Martin 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cartier Martin 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cartier Martin 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cartier Martin 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cartier Martin 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cartier Martin .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cartier Martin - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cartier Martin - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cartier Martin 1.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cartier Martin 1.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cartier Martin 0.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cartier Martin 0.7 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cartier Martin 0.0 (2014) 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.