Matt Maloney vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Maloney: 1996-97 to 2002-03
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Maloney 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Matt Maloney 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Matt Maloney 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Matt Maloney 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Maloney 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 Maloney 7.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Maloney 2,177 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Matt Maloney 500 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Matt Maloney 852 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Matt Maloney 240 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Matt Maloney 14 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Matt Maloney 295 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Maloney .408 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Matt Maloney .372 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Maloney .797 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 9.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 2.1 (2001) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 1.0 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.1 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 10.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Maloney 212 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Matt Maloney 27 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Matt Maloney 68 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Matt Maloney 12 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Matt Maloney 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Matt Maloney 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Maloney .388 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Matt Maloney .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Maloney .733 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 11.2 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.6 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.6 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.6 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.4 (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.