Xavier Munford vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Xavier Munford 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

Xavier Munford

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier Munford: 2015-16 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier Munford 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Xavier Munford 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Xavier Munford 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Xavier Munford 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Xavier Munford 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Munford 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Munford 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Munford 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Xavier Munford 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Xavier Munford 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Munford 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Munford 83 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Xavier Munford 32 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Xavier Munford 26 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Xavier Munford 14 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Xavier Munford 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Xavier Munford 20 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Munford .398 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Xavier Munford .360 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Munford .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Munford 5.7 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Munford 2.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Xavier Munford 1.6 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Xavier Munford 0.9 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Munford 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Munford 4.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Munford 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Xavier Munford 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Xavier Munford 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Munford 0.8 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Munford 19 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Xavier Munford 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Xavier Munford 10 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Xavier Munford 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Xavier Munford 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Xavier Munford 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Munford .321 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Xavier Munford .125 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Munford .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Munford 4.8 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Munford 2.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Xavier Munford 2.5 (2016) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Xavier Munford 1.5 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Munford 0.8 (2016) 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.