Thon Maker vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Thon Maker

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thon Maker: 2016-17 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thon Maker 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Thon Maker 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Thon Maker 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Thon Maker 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Thon Maker 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thon Maker 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thon Maker 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thon Maker 1,216 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Thon Maker 726 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Thon Maker 161 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Thon Maker 96 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Thon Maker 173 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Thon Maker 263 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thon Maker .435 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Thon Maker .327 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thon Maker .680 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 0.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 0.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 1.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thon Maker 90 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Thon Maker 51 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Thon Maker 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Thon Maker 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Thon Maker 26 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Thon Maker 16 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thon Maker .353 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Thon Maker .190 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thon Maker .815 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 2.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 1.8 (2018) 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.