Tharon Mayes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tharon Mayes 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

Tharon Mayes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tharon Mayes: 1991-92 to 1991-92
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tharon Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tharon Mayes 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tharon Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tharon Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tharon Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tharon Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tharon Mayes 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tharon Mayes 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tharon Mayes 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tharon Mayes 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tharon Mayes 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tharon Mayes 99 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tharon Mayes 16 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tharon Mayes 35 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tharon Mayes 16 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tharon Mayes 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tharon Mayes 24 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tharon Mayes .303 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tharon Mayes .366 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tharon Mayes .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tharon Mayes 4.1 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tharon Mayes 0.7 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tharon Mayes 1.5 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tharon Mayes 0.7 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tharon Mayes 0.1 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tharon Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tharon Mayes - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tharon Mayes - 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.