Paul McCracken vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Paul McCracken 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

Paul McCracken

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul McCracken: 1972-73 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul McCracken 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Paul McCracken 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Paul McCracken 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Paul McCracken 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul McCracken 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul McCracken 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McCracken 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul McCracken 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Paul McCracken 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul McCracken 0.5 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul McCracken 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McCracken 160 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Paul McCracken 73 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Paul McCracken 33 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Paul McCracken 6 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Paul McCracken 0 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Paul McCracken 37 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McCracken .450 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Paul McCracken - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul McCracken .596 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McCracken 5.2 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McCracken 2.1 (1973) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul McCracken 1.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul McCracken 0.7 (1977) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul McCracken 0.0 (1977) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul McCracken - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul McCracken - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Paul McCracken - * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Paul McCracken - * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Paul McCracken 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Paul McCracken - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul McCracken - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul McCracken - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul McCracken - * 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.