Matt Mooney vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Mooney: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Mooney 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Matt Mooney 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Matt Mooney 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Matt Mooney 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Mooney 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 Mooney 0.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Mooney 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Matt Mooney 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Mooney 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Mooney 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Mooney 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Matt Mooney 3 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Matt Mooney 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Matt Mooney 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Matt Mooney 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Matt Mooney 5 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Mooney .200 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Matt Mooney .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Mooney 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Mooney 0.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Matt Mooney 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Mooney 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Mooney 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Matt Mooney 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Mooney - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Mooney - 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.