Luc Mbah a Moute vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Luc Mbah a Moute 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

Luc Mbah a Moute

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luc Mbah a Moute: 2008-09 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luc Mbah a Moute 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Luc Mbah a Moute 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Luc Mbah a Moute 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Luc Mbah a Moute 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Luc Mbah a Moute 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luc Mbah a Moute 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 6.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luc Mbah a Moute 4,380 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Luc Mbah a Moute 2,800 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Luc Mbah a Moute 588 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Luc Mbah a Moute 612 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Luc Mbah a Moute 263 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Luc Mbah a Moute 689 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luc Mbah a Moute .454 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Luc Mbah a Moute .334 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luc Mbah a Moute .659 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 9.9 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 5.9 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 1.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 1.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 5.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 3.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luc Mbah a Moute 184 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Luc Mbah a Moute 119 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Luc Mbah a Moute 23 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Luc Mbah a Moute 23 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Luc Mbah a Moute 8 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Luc Mbah a Moute 32 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luc Mbah a Moute .418 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Luc Mbah a Moute .216 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luc Mbah a Moute .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 9.1 (2010) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 5.6 (2010) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 1.8 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 1.1 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Luc Mbah a Moute 0.6 (2017) 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.