Cameron Payne vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cameron Payne 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

Cameron Payne

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cameron Payne: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cameron Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cameron Payne 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cameron Payne 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cameron Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cameron Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cameron Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cameron Payne 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cameron Payne 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cameron Payne 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cameron Payne 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cameron Payne 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cameron Payne 3,203 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cameron Payne 847 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cameron Payne 1,324 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cameron Payne 263 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cameron Payne 82 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cameron Payne 405 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cameron Payne .422 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cameron Payne .369 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cameron Payne .825 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cameron Payne 10.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cameron Payne 3.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cameron Payne 4.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cameron Payne 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cameron Payne 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cameron Payne 6.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cameron Payne 1.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cameron Payne 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cameron Payne 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cameron Payne 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cameron Payne 359 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cameron Payne 98 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cameron Payne 129 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cameron Payne 29 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cameron Payne 20 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cameron Payne 57 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cameron Payne .397 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cameron Payne .336 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cameron Payne .742 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cameron Payne 9.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cameron Payne 2.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cameron Payne 3.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cameron Payne 0.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cameron Payne 1.0 (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.