Matt Carroll vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Matt Carroll 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

Matt Carroll

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Carroll: 2003-04 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Matt Carroll 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Matt Carroll 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Matt Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Carroll 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Carroll 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Matt Carroll 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Carroll 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Carroll 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Carroll 3,013 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Matt Carroll 863 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Matt Carroll 313 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Matt Carroll 223 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Matt Carroll 60 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Matt Carroll 459 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Carroll .413 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Matt Carroll .384 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Carroll .841 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Carroll 12.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Carroll 2.9 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Matt Carroll 1.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Carroll 0.7 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Carroll 0.2 (2008) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Carroll 0.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Carroll 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Carroll 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Carroll 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Carroll 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Carroll 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Matt Carroll 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Matt Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Matt Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Matt Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Matt Carroll 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Carroll .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Matt Carroll - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Carroll - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Carroll 2.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Carroll 1.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Matt Carroll 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Carroll 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Carroll 0.0 (2010) 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.