Mark Pope vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Pope: 1997-98 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mark Pope 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mark Pope 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mark Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Pope 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 Pope 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark Pope 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mark Pope 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mark Pope 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Pope 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Pope 285 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mark Pope 261 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mark Pope 63 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mark Pope 32 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mark Pope 45 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mark Pope 153 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Pope .401 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mark Pope .179 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Pope .573 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Pope 2.4 (2001) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Pope 2.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mark Pope 0.6 (2001) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mark Pope 0.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Pope 0.4 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Pope 1.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mark Pope 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mark Pope 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mark Pope 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Pope 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Pope 19 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mark Pope 17 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mark Pope 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mark Pope 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mark Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mark Pope 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Pope .563 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mark Pope .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Pope 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Pope 1.7 (2001) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Pope 2.0 (2001) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mark Pope 0.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark Pope 0.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Pope 0.0 (2001) 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.