Pace Mannion vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Pace Mannion 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

Pace Mannion

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pace Mannion: 1983-84 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pace Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Pace Mannion 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Pace Mannion 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Pace Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pace Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pace Mannion 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pace Mannion 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Pace Mannion 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Pace Mannion 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Pace Mannion 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Pace Mannion 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pace Mannion 660 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Pace Mannion 259 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Pace Mannion 231 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Pace Mannion 107 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Pace Mannion 21 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Pace Mannion 216 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pace Mannion .413 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Pace Mannion .203 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pace Mannion .663 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pace Mannion 4.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pace Mannion 1.7 (1987) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pace Mannion 2.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pace Mannion 0.8 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pace Mannion 0.2 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pace Mannion 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Pace Mannion 0.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Pace Mannion 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Pace Mannion 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pace Mannion 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pace Mannion 18 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Pace Mannion 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Pace Mannion 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Pace Mannion 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Pace Mannion 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Pace Mannion 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pace Mannion .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Pace Mannion .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pace Mannion .833 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pace Mannion 2.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pace Mannion 0.9 (1985) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pace Mannion 0.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pace Mannion 0.1 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pace Mannion 0.3 (1985) 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.