Shelvin Mack vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Shelvin Mack

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shelvin Mack: 2011-12 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shelvin Mack 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shelvin Mack 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shelvin Mack 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shelvin Mack 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shelvin 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 Shelvin Mack 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shelvin Mack 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shelvin Mack 3.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shelvin Mack 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shelvin Mack 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shelvin Mack 2,997 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shelvin Mack 894 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shelvin Mack 1,421 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shelvin Mack 300 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shelvin Mack 24 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shelvin Mack 456 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shelvin Mack .423 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shelvin Mack .330 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shelvin Mack .731 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shelvin Mack 8.6 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shelvin Mack 2.5 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shelvin Mack 3.9 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shelvin Mack 0.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shelvin Mack 0.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shelvin Mack 5.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shelvin Mack 1.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shelvin Mack 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shelvin Mack 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shelvin Mack 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shelvin Mack 160 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shelvin Mack 56 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shelvin Mack 60 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shelvin Mack 16 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shelvin Mack 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shelvin Mack 30 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shelvin Mack .382 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Shelvin Mack .368 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shelvin Mack .758 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shelvin Mack 8.1 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shelvin Mack 2.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shelvin Mack 3.6 (2014) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shelvin Mack 0.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shelvin Mack 0.0 (2017) 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.