Darnell Mee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Darnell Mee 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

Darnell Mee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darnell Mee: 1993-94 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darnell Mee 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Darnell Mee 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Darnell Mee 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Darnell Mee 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Darnell Mee 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darnell Mee 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darnell Mee 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Darnell Mee 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Darnell Mee 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Darnell Mee 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Darnell Mee 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darnell Mee 76 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Darnell Mee 36 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Darnell Mee 18 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Darnell Mee 16 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Darnell Mee 13 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Darnell Mee 40 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darnell Mee .312 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Darnell Mee .222 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darnell Mee .444 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darnell Mee 1.9 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Darnell Mee 0.9 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Darnell Mee 1.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Darnell Mee 0.5 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darnell Mee 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darnell Mee 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Darnell Mee 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Darnell Mee 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Darnell Mee 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Darnell Mee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darnell Mee 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Darnell Mee 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Darnell Mee 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Darnell Mee 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Darnell Mee 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Darnell Mee 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darnell Mee .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Darnell Mee .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darnell Mee - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darnell Mee 2.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Darnell Mee 0.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Darnell Mee 0.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darnell Mee 1.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Darnell Mee 0.0 (1994) 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.