Travis Best vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Travis Best 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Travis Best 708 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Travis Best 63 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.