Donatas Motiejunas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Donatas Motiejunas 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

Donatas Motiejunas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donatas Motiejunas: 2012-13 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donatas Motiejunas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Donatas Motiejunas 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Donatas Motiejunas 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Donatas Motiejunas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Donatas Motiejunas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donatas Motiejunas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 7.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donatas Motiejunas 1,832 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Donatas Motiejunas 952 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Donatas Motiejunas 269 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Donatas Motiejunas 118 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Donatas Motiejunas 82 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Donatas Motiejunas 251 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donatas Motiejunas .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Donatas Motiejunas .300 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donatas Motiejunas .597 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 12.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 5.9 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 1.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 5.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 3.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donatas Motiejunas 62 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Donatas Motiejunas 34 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Donatas Motiejunas 7 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Donatas Motiejunas 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Donatas Motiejunas 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Donatas Motiejunas 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donatas Motiejunas .490 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Donatas Motiejunas .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donatas Motiejunas .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 8.8 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 5.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 1.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.8 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Donatas Motiejunas 0.4 (2016) 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.