Joe Bryant vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joe Bryant 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

Joe Bryant

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Bryant: 1975-76 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Bryant 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Bryant 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 8.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Bryant 5,252 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Bryant 2,441 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Bryant 1,049 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Bryant 519 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Bryant 201 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Bryant 606 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Bryant .450 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Bryant .200 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Bryant .743 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 11.8 (1982) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 6.4 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 2.5 (1982) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 1.3 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.5 (1980) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 4.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 1.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Bryant 123 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Bryant 54 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Bryant 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Bryant 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Bryant 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Bryant 30 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Bryant .448 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Bryant - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Bryant .679 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 7.7 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 4.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 0.9 (1978) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.3 (1976) 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. 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.