Mike Dunleavy Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mike Dunleavy Jr. 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

Mike Dunleavy Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Dunleavy Jr.: 2002-03 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mike Dunleavy Jr. 15 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mike Dunleavy Jr. 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 11.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Dunleavy Jr. 11,048 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4,211 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2,185 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mike Dunleavy Jr. 719 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mike Dunleavy Jr. 324 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mike Dunleavy Jr. 986 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .441 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .377 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .803 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 19.1 (2008) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 5.9 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 3.5 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 1.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.6 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 8.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Dunleavy Jr. 283 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mike Dunleavy Jr. 93 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mike Dunleavy Jr. 61 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mike Dunleavy Jr. 20 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mike Dunleavy Jr. 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mike Dunleavy Jr. 32 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .480 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .451 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .840 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 13.2 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.4 (2015) 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.