Matt Harpring vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Harpring 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) 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.