JaVale McGee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team JaVale McGee 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.