Mark McNamara vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mark McNamara 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

Mark McNamara

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark McNamara: 1982-83 to 1990-91
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark McNamara 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mark McNamara 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mark McNamara 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mark McNamara 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark McNamara 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark McNamara 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark McNamara 980 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mark McNamara 827 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mark McNamara 77 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mark McNamara 35 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mark McNamara 39 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mark McNamara 278 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark McNamara .512 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mark McNamara - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark McNamara .548 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 5.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 4.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.4 (1984) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 1.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark McNamara 11 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mark McNamara 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mark McNamara 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mark McNamara 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mark McNamara 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mark McNamara 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark McNamara .556 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mark McNamara - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark McNamara .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 2.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 1.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) 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.