Matt Thomas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Thomas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Matt Thomas 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Matt Thomas 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Matt Thomas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Thomas 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 Thomas 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Thomas 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Matt Thomas 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Thomas 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Thomas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Thomas 502 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Matt Thomas 155 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Matt Thomas 61 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Matt Thomas 22 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Matt Thomas 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Matt Thomas 126 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Thomas .433 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Matt Thomas .404 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Thomas .804 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Thomas 4.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Thomas 1.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Matt Thomas 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Thomas 0.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Thomas 2.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Thomas 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Thomas 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Thomas 31 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Matt Thomas 15 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Matt Thomas 7 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Matt Thomas 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Matt Thomas 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Matt Thomas 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Thomas .565 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Matt Thomas .417 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Thomas - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Thomas 3.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Thomas 1.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Matt Thomas 0.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020) 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.