Mengke Bateer vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mengke Bateer 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

Mengke Bateer

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mengke Bateer: 2001-02 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mengke Bateer 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mengke Bateer 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mengke Bateer 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mengke Bateer 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mengke Bateer 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mengke Bateer 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mengke Bateer 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mengke Bateer 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mengke Bateer 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mengke Bateer 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mengke Bateer 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mengke Bateer 156 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mengke Bateer 114 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mengke Bateer 27 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mengke Bateer 11 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mengke Bateer 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mengke Bateer 46 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mengke Bateer .391 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mengke Bateer .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mengke Bateer .744 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mengke Bateer 5.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mengke Bateer 3.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mengke Bateer 0.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mengke Bateer 0.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mengke Bateer 0.2 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mengke Bateer 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mengke Bateer - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mengke Bateer - 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.