Bennedict Mathurin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bennedict Mathurin 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

Bennedict Mathurin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bennedict Mathurin: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bennedict Mathurin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bennedict Mathurin 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bennedict Mathurin 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bennedict Mathurin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bennedict Mathurin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bennedict Mathurin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 15.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bennedict Mathurin 2,158 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bennedict Mathurin 552 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bennedict Mathurin 235 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bennedict Mathurin 83 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bennedict Mathurin 27 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bennedict Mathurin 137 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bennedict Mathurin .439 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bennedict Mathurin .344 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bennedict Mathurin .826 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 16.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 4.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 2.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bennedict Mathurin 0.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bennedict Mathurin 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bennedict Mathurin - 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.