Stan McKenzie vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Stan McKenzie 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

Stan McKenzie

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan McKenzie: 1967-68 to 1973-74
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan McKenzie 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Stan McKenzie 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Stan McKenzie 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Stan McKenzie 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Stan McKenzie 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stan McKenzie 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan McKenzie 9.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Stan McKenzie 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Stan McKenzie 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan McKenzie 3,579 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Stan McKenzie 1,117 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Stan McKenzie 611 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Stan McKenzie 3 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Stan McKenzie 0 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Stan McKenzie 396 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan McKenzie .444 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Stan McKenzie - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan McKenzie .802 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan McKenzie 13.8 (1972) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stan McKenzie 3.8 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Stan McKenzie 2.9 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.0 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan McKenzie 2.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Stan McKenzie 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Stan McKenzie - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Stan McKenzie - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan McKenzie 20 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Stan McKenzie 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Stan McKenzie 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Stan McKenzie 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Stan McKenzie 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Stan McKenzie 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan McKenzie .276 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Stan McKenzie - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan McKenzie .800 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan McKenzie 2.9 (1970) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stan McKenzie 1.3 (1970) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.4 (1970) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stan McKenzie - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Stan McKenzie - * 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.