Mychal Mulder vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Mychal Mulder

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mychal Mulder: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mychal Mulder 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mychal Mulder 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mychal Mulder 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mychal Mulder 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mychal Mulder 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mychal Mulder 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mychal Mulder 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mychal Mulder 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mychal Mulder 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mychal Mulder 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mychal Mulder 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mychal Mulder 483 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mychal Mulder 107 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mychal Mulder 39 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mychal Mulder 18 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mychal Mulder 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mychal Mulder 84 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mychal Mulder .413 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mychal Mulder .369 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mychal Mulder .711 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mychal Mulder 11.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mychal Mulder 3.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mychal Mulder 1.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mychal Mulder 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mychal Mulder 0.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mychal Mulder 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mychal Mulder - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mychal Mulder - 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.