Bones McKinney vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bones McKinney 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

Bones McKinney

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bones McKinney: 1946-47 to 1951-52
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bones McKinney 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bones McKinney 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bones McKinney 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bones McKinney 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bones McKinney 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bones McKinney 2 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Bones McKinney 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bones McKinney 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 9.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 3.5 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bones McKinney 2,994 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bones McKinney 373 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bones McKinney 503 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bones McKinney 318 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bones McKinney .298 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bones McKinney .711 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 12.7 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 4.5 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 2.0 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 10.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 3.2 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bones McKinney 232 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bones McKinney 16 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bones McKinney 25 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bones McKinney 23 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bones McKinney .306 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bones McKinney .708 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 13.0 (1951) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 5.0 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 4.0 (1951) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.