Scott Machado vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Scott Machado 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

Scott Machado

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scott Machado: 2012-13 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scott Machado 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Scott Machado 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Scott Machado 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Scott Machado 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Scott Machado 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scott Machado 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott Machado 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Scott Machado 0.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Scott Machado 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Scott Machado 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Scott Machado 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott Machado 18 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Scott Machado 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Scott Machado 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Scott Machado 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Scott Machado 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Scott Machado 10 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott Machado .583 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Scott Machado .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scott Machado 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott Machado 2.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Scott Machado 0.2 (2013) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Scott Machado 1.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Scott Machado 0.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Scott Machado 0.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott Machado 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Scott Machado 0.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Scott Machado 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Scott Machado 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Scott Machado 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott Machado 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Scott Machado 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Scott Machado 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Scott Machado 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Scott Machado 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Scott Machado 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott Machado .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Scott Machado - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scott Machado .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott Machado 0.6 (2013) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Scott Machado 0.2 (2013) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Scott Machado 0.2 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Scott Machado 0.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Scott Machado 0.0 (2013) 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.