Jordan McRae vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jordan McRae 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

Jordan McRae

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jordan McRae: 2015-16 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jordan McRae 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jordan McRae 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jordan McRae 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jordan McRae 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jordan McRae 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jordan McRae 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan McRae 6.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jordan McRae 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jordan McRae 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jordan McRae 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jordan McRae 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan McRae 846 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jordan McRae 225 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jordan McRae 167 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jordan McRae 45 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jordan McRae 30 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jordan McRae 123 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan McRae .417 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jordan McRae .355 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan McRae .772 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan McRae 11.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan McRae 3.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jordan McRae 2.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jordan McRae 0.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jordan McRae 0.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan McRae 4.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jordan McRae 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jordan McRae 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jordan McRae 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jordan McRae 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan McRae 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jordan McRae 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jordan McRae 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jordan McRae 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jordan McRae 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jordan McRae 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan McRae 1.000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jordan McRae 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan McRae - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan McRae 4.5 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan McRae 1.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jordan McRae 0.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jordan McRae 0.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jordan McRae 0.0 (2016) 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.