Nate Thurmond vs. Matt Zunic Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Matt Zunic: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Matt Zunic 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Matt Zunic 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Matt Zunic 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Matt Zunic 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Matt Zunic 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Matt Zunic 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Matt Zunic 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Matt Zunic 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Matt Zunic 273

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Matt Zunic 50

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Matt Zunic 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Matt Zunic .303

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Matt Zunic - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Matt Zunic .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Matt Zunic 4.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Matt Zunic - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Matt Zunic 0.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Matt Zunic - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Matt Zunic 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Matt Zunic 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Matt Zunic 26

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Matt Zunic 6

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Matt Zunic 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Matt Zunic .179

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Matt Zunic - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Matt Zunic .632

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Matt Zunic 2.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Matt Zunic - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Matt Zunic 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Matt Zunic - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.