Mario Bennett vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mario Bennett 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

Mario Bennett

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mario Bennett: 1995-96 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mario Bennett 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mario Bennett 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mario Bennett 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mario Bennett 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mario Bennett 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mario Bennett 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Bennett 269 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mario Bennett 182 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mario Bennett 24 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mario Bennett 31 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mario Bennett 22 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mario Bennett 68 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Bennett .534 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mario Bennett .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mario Bennett .511 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 4.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 2.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.4 (1998) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.6 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.6 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 1.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Bennett 8 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mario Bennett 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mario Bennett 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mario Bennett 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mario Bennett 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mario Bennett 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Bennett .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mario Bennett - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mario Bennett 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 2.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 1.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.3 (1998) 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.