Tracy Murray vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tracy Murray 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

Tracy Murray

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tracy Murray: 1992-93 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tracy Murray 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tracy Murray 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tracy Murray 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tracy Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tracy Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tracy Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy Murray 9.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tracy Murray 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tracy Murray 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tracy Murray 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tracy Murray 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy Murray 5,943 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tracy Murray 1,649 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tracy Murray 508 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tracy Murray 361 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tracy Murray 161 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tracy Murray 659 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy Murray .430 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tracy Murray .388 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tracy Murray .829 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy Murray 16.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy Murray 4.3 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tracy Murray 1.6 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tracy Murray 1.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tracy Murray 0.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy Murray 9.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tracy Murray 1.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tracy Murray 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tracy Murray 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tracy Murray 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy Murray 63 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tracy Murray 12 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tracy Murray 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tracy Murray 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tracy Murray 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tracy Murray 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy Murray .538 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tracy Murray .385 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tracy Murray .941 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy Murray 18.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy Murray 3.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tracy Murray 0.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tracy Murray 1.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tracy Murray 0.7 (1997) 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.