Sam Mack vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sam Mack 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

Sam Mack

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Mack: 1992-93 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Mack 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sam Mack 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sam Mack 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sam Mack 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Mack 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Mack 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mack 7.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mack 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sam Mack 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Mack 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mack 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mack 2,011 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sam Mack 533 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sam Mack 336 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sam Mack 164 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sam Mack 37 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sam Mack 259 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mack .400 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sam Mack .374 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mack .831 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mack 10.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mack 3.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sam Mack 2.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sam Mack 0.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mack 0.3 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mack 6.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mack 1.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sam Mack 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sam Mack 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mack 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mack 62 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sam Mack 18 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sam Mack 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sam Mack 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sam Mack 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sam Mack 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mack .340 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sam Mack .343 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mack .700 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mack 12.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mack 2.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Mack 1.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Mack 1.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mack 0.0 (1999) 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.