Michael Frazier vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Michael Frazier

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Michael Frazier 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Michael Frazier 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Michael Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael 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 Michael Frazier 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Frazier 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Michael Frazier 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Michael Frazier 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Frazier 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Frazier 27 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Michael Frazier 10 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Michael Frazier 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Michael Frazier 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Michael Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Michael Frazier 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Frazier .241 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Michael Frazier .174 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Frazier .643 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Frazier 2.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Frazier 0.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Michael Frazier 0.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Michael Frazier 0.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Frazier 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Frazier 0.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Frazier 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Michael Frazier 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Michael Frazier 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Frazier 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Frazier 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Michael Frazier 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Michael Frazier 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Michael Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Michael Frazier 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Michael Frazier 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Frazier .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Michael Frazier .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Frazier - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Frazier 0.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Frazier 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Michael Frazier 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Frazier 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Frazier 0.0 (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.