Johnathan Motley vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Johnathan Motley 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

Johnathan Motley

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnathan Motley: 2017-18 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnathan Motley 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnathan Motley 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnathan Motley 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnathan Motley 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnathan Motley 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnathan Motley 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnathan Motley 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnathan Motley 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnathan Motley 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnathan Motley 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnathan Motley 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnathan Motley 226 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnathan Motley 110 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnathan Motley 26 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnathan Motley 11 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnathan Motley 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnathan Motley 46 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnathan Motley .552 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Johnathan Motley .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnathan Motley .587 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnathan Motley 8.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnathan Motley 4.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnathan Motley 0.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnathan Motley 0.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnathan Motley 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnathan Motley 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnathan Motley - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnathan Motley - 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.