Maurice Taylor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Maurice Taylor 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

Maurice Taylor

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Taylor: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Maurice Taylor 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Maurice Taylor 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Maurice Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Maurice Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Taylor 11.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Taylor 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Maurice Taylor 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Taylor 5,889 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Maurice Taylor 2,452 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Maurice Taylor 623 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Maurice Taylor 246 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Maurice Taylor 259 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Maurice Taylor 534 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Taylor .466 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Maurice Taylor .152 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Taylor .711 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Taylor 17.1 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Taylor 6.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Maurice Taylor 1.6 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Taylor 9.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Taylor 3.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Maurice Taylor 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Taylor 49 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Maurice Taylor 16 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Maurice Taylor 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Maurice Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Maurice Taylor 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Maurice Taylor 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Taylor .474 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Maurice Taylor - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Taylor .765 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Taylor 9.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Taylor 3.2 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Maurice Taylor 1.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.2 (2004) 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.