Cameron Bairstow vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cameron Bairstow 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

Cameron Bairstow

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cameron Bairstow: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cameron Bairstow 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cameron Bairstow 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cameron Bairstow 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cameron Bairstow 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cameron Bairstow 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cameron Bairstow 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cameron Bairstow 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cameron Bairstow 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cameron Bairstow 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cameron Bairstow 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cameron Bairstow 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cameron Bairstow 44 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cameron Bairstow 36 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cameron Bairstow 7 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cameron Bairstow 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cameron Bairstow 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cameron Bairstow 36 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cameron Bairstow .296 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cameron Bairstow .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cameron Bairstow .846 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cameron Bairstow 1.9 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cameron Bairstow 1.6 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cameron Bairstow 0.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cameron Bairstow 0.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cameron Bairstow 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cameron Bairstow 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cameron Bairstow - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cameron Bairstow - 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.