Mel Hirsch vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mel Hirsch 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

Mel Hirsch

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Hirsch 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mel Hirsch 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mel Hirsch 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mel Hirsch 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Hirsch 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hirsch 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hirsch 19 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mel Hirsch 10 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mel Hirsch 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hirsch .200 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hirsch .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hirsch - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mel Hirsch - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mel Hirsch 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hirsch - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hirsch - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.