Xavier Rathan-Mayes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Xavier Rathan-Mayes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier Rathan-Mayes: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier Rathan-Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Xavier Rathan-Mayes 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Xavier Rathan-Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Xavier Rathan-Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Rathan-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 Xavier Rathan-Mayes 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 3.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Rathan-Mayes 29 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Xavier Rathan-Mayes 5 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Xavier Rathan-Mayes 18 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Xavier Rathan-Mayes 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Xavier Rathan-Mayes 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Xavier Rathan-Mayes 5 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Rathan-Mayes .286 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Xavier Rathan-Mayes .071 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Rathan-Mayes .444 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 5.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 3.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 1.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes 0.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Xavier Rathan-Mayes 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Xavier Rathan-Mayes - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Xavier Rathan-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.