Monk Meineke vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Monk Meineke 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

Monk Meineke

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monk Meineke: 1952-53 to 1957-58
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monk Meineke 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Monk Meineke 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Monk Meineke 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Monk Meineke 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Monk Meineke 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Rookie of The Year Monk Meineke 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 2,338 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 1,626 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Monk Meineke 433 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Monk Meineke 343 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .367 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .756 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 10.7 (1953) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 6.9 (1953) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 2.2 (1953) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 5.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 146 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 100 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Monk Meineke 26 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Monk Meineke 25 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .351 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 7.5 (1953) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 5.5 (1958) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.5 (1954) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.