Drew Barry vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Drew Barry 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

Drew Barry

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Drew Barry: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Drew Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Drew Barry 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Drew Barry 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Drew Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Drew Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Drew Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drew Barry 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Drew Barry 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Drew Barry 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Drew Barry 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Drew Barry 134 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Drew Barry 67 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Drew Barry 111 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Drew Barry 19 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Drew Barry 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Drew Barry 60 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drew Barry .417 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Drew Barry .381 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drew Barry .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drew Barry 2.6 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Drew Barry 1.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Drew Barry 2.1 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Drew Barry 0.4 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Drew Barry 0.1 (1999) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Drew Barry 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Drew Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Drew Barry 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Drew Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Drew Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Drew Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Drew Barry 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drew Barry .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Drew Barry .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drew Barry - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Drew Barry 0.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Drew Barry 0.0 (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.