Josh Minott vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Josh Minott 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

Josh Minott

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Minott: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Minott 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Josh Minott 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Josh Minott 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Josh Minott 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Josh Minott 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Minott 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Minott 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Minott 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Josh Minott 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Josh Minott 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Minott 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Minott 96 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Josh Minott 42 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Josh Minott 13 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Josh Minott 9 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Josh Minott 11 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Josh Minott 47 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Minott .486 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Josh Minott .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Minott .909 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Minott 3.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Minott 1.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Josh Minott 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Josh Minott 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Minott 0.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Minott 1.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Minott 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Josh Minott 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Josh Minott 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Minott 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Minott 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Josh Minott 5 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Josh Minott 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Josh Minott 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Josh Minott 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Josh Minott 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Minott .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Josh Minott .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Minott - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Minott 1.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Minott 1.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Josh Minott 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Minott 2.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Minott 1.0 (2023) 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.