Moochie Norris vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Moochie Norris

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moochie Norris: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Moochie Norris 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Moochie Norris 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moochie Norris 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Moochie Norris 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Moochie Norris 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Moochie Norris 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moochie Norris 2,272 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Moochie Norris 868 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Moochie Norris 1,233 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Moochie Norris 321 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Moochie Norris 19 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Moochie Norris 445 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moochie Norris .401 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Moochie Norris .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moochie Norris .740 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moochie Norris 8.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Moochie Norris 3.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Moochie Norris 4.9 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Moochie Norris 1.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Moochie Norris 0.1 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Moochie Norris 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Moochie Norris 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moochie Norris .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Moochie Norris - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moochie Norris - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Moochie Norris 0.0 (2005) 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.