Dejounte Murray vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dejounte Murray 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

Dejounte Murray

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dejounte Murray: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dejounte Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dejounte Murray 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dejounte Murray 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dejounte Murray 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dejounte Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dejounte Murray 1 Nate Thurmond 5

Steals Leader Dejounte Murray 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 15.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 5.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dejounte Murray 7,261 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dejounte Murray 2,725 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dejounte Murray 2,490 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dejounte Murray 678 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dejounte Murray 127 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dejounte Murray 472 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dejounte Murray .458 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dejounte Murray .345 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dejounte Murray .787 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 22.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 8.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 9.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 10.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 4.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dejounte Murray 217 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dejounte Murray 84 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dejounte Murray 70 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dejounte Murray 31 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dejounte Murray 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dejounte Murray 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dejounte Murray .426 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dejounte Murray .391 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dejounte Murray .767 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 23.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 7.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 6.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018) 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.