Porter Meriwether vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Porter Meriwether 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** 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. ** 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.