Max Strus vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Max Strus 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

Max Strus

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Max Strus: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Max Strus 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Max Strus 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Max Strus 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Max Strus 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Max Strus 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Max Strus 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Max Strus 10.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Max Strus 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Max Strus 2,738 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Max Strus 840 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Max Strus 570 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Max Strus 145 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Max Strus 59 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Max Strus 259 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Max Strus .424 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Max Strus .365 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Max Strus .811 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Max Strus 12.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 4.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Max Strus 4.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Max Strus 9.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 3.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Max Strus 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Max Strus 429 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Max Strus 175 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Max Strus 77 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Max Strus 24 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Max Strus 15 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Max Strus 46 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Max Strus .384 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Max Strus .316 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Max Strus .778 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Max Strus 10.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 6.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Max Strus 2.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.4 (2022) 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.