Melvin Frazier vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Melvin Frazier 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

Melvin Frazier

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Frazier: 2018-19 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Melvin Frazier 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Melvin Frazier 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Melvin Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Melvin Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Frazier 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Frazier 87 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Melvin Frazier 28 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Melvin Frazier 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Melvin Frazier 11 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Melvin Frazier 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Melvin Frazier 32 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Frazier .340 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Melvin Frazier .209 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Frazier .533 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Frazier 10.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Frazier 4.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Frazier 1.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Frazier 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Frazier 5 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Melvin Frazier 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Melvin Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Melvin Frazier 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Melvin Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Melvin Frazier 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Frazier .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Melvin Frazier - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Frazier .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Frazier 1.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Frazier 1.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Frazier 0.0 (2019) 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.