Monti Davis vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Monti Davis

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monti Davis: 1980-81 to 1980-81
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monti Davis 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Monti Davis 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Monti Davis 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Monti Davis 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Monti Davis 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monti Davis 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monti Davis 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Monti Davis 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Monti Davis 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Monti Davis 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Monti Davis 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monti Davis 3 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Monti Davis 4 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Monti Davis 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Monti Davis 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Monti Davis 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Monti Davis 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monti Davis .200 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monti Davis .200 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monti Davis 1.5 (1981) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Monti Davis 2.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Monti Davis 0.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Monti Davis 0.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monti Davis 0.5 (1981) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Monti Davis 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Monti Davis - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Monti Davis - 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.