Xavier Moon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Xavier Moon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier Moon: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier Moon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Xavier Moon 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Xavier Moon 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Xavier Moon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Xavier Moon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Moon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Moon 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Moon 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Xavier Moon 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Xavier Moon 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Moon 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Moon 98 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Xavier Moon 35 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Xavier Moon 50 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Xavier Moon 10 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Xavier Moon 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Xavier Moon 28 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Moon .406 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Xavier Moon .235 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Moon .571 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Moon 5.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Moon 1.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Xavier Moon 2.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Xavier Moon 0.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Moon 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Xavier Moon 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Xavier Moon - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Moon - 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.