Mark Minor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mark Minor 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

Mark Minor

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Minor: 1972-73 to 1972-73
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Minor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mark Minor 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mark Minor 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mark Minor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Minor 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Minor 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Minor 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark Minor 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mark Minor 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Minor 5 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mark Minor 4 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mark Minor 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mark Minor 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Minor .250 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Minor .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Minor 1.3 (1973) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Minor 1.0 (1973) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mark Minor 0.5 (1973) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mark Minor 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mark Minor - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark Minor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Minor - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.