Makhtar N'Diaye vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Makhtar N'Diaye 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

Makhtar N'Diaye

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Makhtar N'Diaye: 1998-99 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Makhtar N'Diaye 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Makhtar N'Diaye 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Makhtar N'Diaye 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Makhtar N'Diaye 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Makhtar N'Diaye 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Makhtar N'Diaye 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Makhtar N'Diaye 5 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Makhtar N'Diaye 5 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Makhtar N'Diaye 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Makhtar N'Diaye 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Makhtar N'Diaye 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Makhtar N'Diaye 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Makhtar N'Diaye .250 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Makhtar N'Diaye .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 1.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 1.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 0.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 0.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye 0.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Makhtar N'Diaye 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Makhtar N'Diaye - 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.