Marshall Plumlee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Marshall Plumlee 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

Marshall Plumlee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marshall Plumlee: 2016-17 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marshall Plumlee 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Marshall Plumlee 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Marshall Plumlee 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Marshall Plumlee 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Marshall Plumlee 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marshall Plumlee 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marshall Plumlee 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Marshall Plumlee 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Marshall Plumlee 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Marshall Plumlee 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Marshall Plumlee 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marshall Plumlee 54 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Marshall Plumlee 68 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Marshall Plumlee 12 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Marshall Plumlee 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Marshall Plumlee 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Marshall Plumlee 29 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marshall Plumlee .515 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marshall Plumlee .571 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marshall Plumlee 1.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marshall Plumlee 2.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Marshall Plumlee 0.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Marshall Plumlee 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marshall Plumlee 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Marshall Plumlee 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marshall Plumlee - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Marshall Plumlee - 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.