Clay Johnson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Clay Johnson 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

Clay Johnson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clay Johnson: 1981-82 to 1983-84
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clay Johnson 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Clay Johnson 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Clay Johnson 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Clay Johnson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Clay Johnson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clay Johnson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clay Johnson 224 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Clay Johnson 93 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Clay Johnson 45 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Clay Johnson 33 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Clay Johnson 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Clay Johnson 80 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clay Johnson .410 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Clay Johnson .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clay Johnson .724 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 3.6 (1982) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 1.7 (1982) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 1.0 (1982) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.5 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.4 (1982) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 1.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clay Johnson 24 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Clay Johnson 8 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Clay Johnson 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Clay Johnson 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Clay Johnson 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Clay Johnson 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clay Johnson .550 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Clay Johnson .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clay Johnson 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 1.7 (1982) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 0.6 (1983) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.3 (1984) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.3 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.0 (1984) 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.