Salah Mejri vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Salah Mejri 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

Salah Mejri

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Salah Mejri: 2015-16 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Salah Mejri 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Salah Mejri 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Salah Mejri 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Salah Mejri 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Salah Mejri 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Salah Mejri 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Salah Mejri 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Salah Mejri 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Salah Mejri 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Salah Mejri 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Salah Mejri 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Salah Mejri 693 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Salah Mejri 808 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Salah Mejri 94 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Salah Mejri 72 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Salah Mejri 190 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Salah Mejri 204 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Salah Mejri .603 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Salah Mejri .293 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Salah Mejri .590 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Salah Mejri 3.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Salah Mejri 4.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Salah Mejri 1.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Salah Mejri 0.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Salah Mejri 1.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Salah Mejri 4.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Salah Mejri 3.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Salah Mejri 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Salah Mejri 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Salah Mejri 1.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Salah Mejri 19 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Salah Mejri 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Salah Mejri 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Salah Mejri 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Salah Mejri 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Salah Mejri 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Salah Mejri .700 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Salah Mejri - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Salah Mejri .417 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Salah Mejri 4.8 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Salah Mejri 3.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Salah Mejri 0.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Salah Mejri 0.8 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Salah Mejri 1.3 (2016) 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.