Clyde Mayes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Clyde Mayes 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

Clyde Mayes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Mayes: 1975-76 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Clyde Mayes 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Clyde Mayes 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Clyde Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Clyde Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Mayes 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Mayes 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Mayes 297 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Clyde Mayes 279 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Clyde Mayes 40 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Clyde Mayes 9 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Clyde Mayes 46 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Clyde Mayes 74 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Mayes .446 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Clyde Mayes - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Mayes .567 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Mayes 4.4 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Mayes 4.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.6 (1976) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.6 (1976) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Mayes 1.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Mayes 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Mayes 5 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Clyde Mayes 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Clyde Mayes 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Clyde Mayes 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Clyde Mayes 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Clyde Mayes 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Mayes .200 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Clyde Mayes - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Mayes .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Mayes 1.7 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Mayes 2.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Mayes 0.3 (1976) 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.