Skylar Mays vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Skylar Mays

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Skylar Mays: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Skylar Mays 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Skylar Mays 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Skylar Mays 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Skylar Mays 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Skylar Mays 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Skylar Mays 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Skylar Mays 451 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Skylar Mays 122 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Skylar Mays 182 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Skylar Mays 48 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Skylar Mays 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Skylar Mays 105 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skylar Mays .445 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Skylar Mays .345 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Skylar Mays .859 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 15.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 3.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 8.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 1.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 1.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Skylar Mays 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Skylar Mays 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Skylar Mays 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Skylar Mays 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Skylar Mays 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Skylar Mays 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skylar Mays .833 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Skylar Mays - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Skylar Mays - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 1.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.0 (2022) 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.