Mike Scott vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mike Scott 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 Scott

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Scott: 2012-13 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Scott 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mike Scott 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mike Scott 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mike Scott 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Scott 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Scott 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 Scott 6.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Scott 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mike Scott 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Scott 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Scott 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Scott 3,736 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mike Scott 1,727 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mike Scott 499 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mike Scott 182 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mike Scott 74 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mike Scott 555 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Scott .453 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mike Scott .362 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Scott .757 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Scott 9.6 (2014) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Scott 3.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mike Scott 1.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Scott 0.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Scott 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Scott 5.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Scott 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mike Scott 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mike Scott 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Scott 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Scott 327 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mike Scott 169 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mike Scott 27 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mike Scott 15 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mike Scott 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mike Scott 57 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Scott .459 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mike Scott .336 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Scott .857 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Scott 10.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Scott 4.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Scott 0.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Scott 0.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Scott 0.3 (2016) 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.