Matt Ryan vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Ryan 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Matt Ryan 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Matt Ryan 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Matt Ryan 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Ryan 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 Ryan 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Matt Ryan 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Ryan 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Ryan 277 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Matt Ryan 66 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Matt Ryan 34 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Matt Ryan 12 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Matt Ryan 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Matt Ryan 63 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Ryan .398 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Matt Ryan .411 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Ryan .885 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Ryan 5.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Ryan 1.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Matt Ryan 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

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

Blocks Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Ryan 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Matt Ryan 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Matt Ryan 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Matt Ryan 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Matt Ryan 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Matt Ryan 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Ryan .000 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Matt Ryan - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024) 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.