Nico Mannion vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Nico Mannion

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nico Mannion: 2020-21 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nico Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nico Mannion 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nico Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nico Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nico Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nico Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nico Mannion 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nico Mannion 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nico Mannion 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nico Mannion 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nico Mannion 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nico Mannion 123 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nico Mannion 46 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nico Mannion 70 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nico Mannion 16 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nico Mannion 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nico Mannion 30 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nico Mannion .342 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nico Mannion .367 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nico Mannion .821 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nico Mannion 4.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nico Mannion 1.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nico Mannion 2.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nico Mannion 0.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nico Mannion 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nico Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nico Mannion - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nico Mannion - 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.