Jack Burmaster vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jack Burmaster 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

Jack Burmaster

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Burmaster: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Burmaster 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jack Burmaster 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jack Burmaster 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jack Burmaster 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jack Burmaster 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Burmaster 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Burmaster 9.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jack Burmaster 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Burmaster 598 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jack Burmaster 179 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jack Burmaster 61 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Burmaster .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Burmaster .681 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Burmaster 9.8 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jack Burmaster 2.9 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Burmaster 12.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jack Burmaster 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Burmaster 36 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jack Burmaster 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jack Burmaster 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Burmaster .516 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Burmaster 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Burmaster 12.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jack Burmaster 2.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Burmaster - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.