Todd MacCulloch vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Todd MacCulloch

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Todd MacCulloch: 1999-00 to 2002-03
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Todd MacCulloch 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Todd MacCulloch 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Todd MacCulloch 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Todd MacCulloch 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Todd MacCulloch 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Todd MacCulloch 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Todd MacCulloch 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Todd MacCulloch 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Todd MacCulloch 1,369 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Todd MacCulloch 888 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Todd MacCulloch 121 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Todd MacCulloch 61 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Todd MacCulloch 177 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Todd MacCulloch 223 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Todd MacCulloch .541 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Todd MacCulloch - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Todd MacCulloch .642 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Todd MacCulloch 9.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Todd MacCulloch 6.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Todd MacCulloch 1.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.5 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Todd MacCulloch 1.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Todd MacCulloch 4.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Todd MacCulloch 3.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Todd MacCulloch 187 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Todd MacCulloch 142 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Todd MacCulloch 18 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Todd MacCulloch 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Todd MacCulloch 30 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Todd MacCulloch 43 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Todd MacCulloch .531 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Todd MacCulloch - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Todd MacCulloch .660 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Todd MacCulloch 6.2 (2002) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Todd MacCulloch 5.2 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Todd MacCulloch 0.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Todd MacCulloch 1.4 (2002) 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.