Tyrese Maxey vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tyrese Maxey

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyrese Maxey 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tyrese Maxey 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tyrese Maxey 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tyrese Maxey 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyrese Maxey 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyrese Maxey 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 18.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 4.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrese Maxey 4,833 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tyrese Maxey 778 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tyrese Maxey 1,086 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tyrese Maxey 199 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tyrese Maxey 86 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tyrese Maxey 266 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrese Maxey .468 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tyrese Maxey .396 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrese Maxey .862 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 25.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 6.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 16.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrese Maxey 644 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tyrese Maxey 132 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tyrese Maxey 109 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tyrese Maxey 29 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tyrese Maxey 15 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tyrese Maxey 38 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrese Maxey .460 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tyrese Maxey .387 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrese Maxey .878 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 31.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 5.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 7.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 1.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.7 (2024) 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.