Mike Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mike Brown 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

Mike Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Brown: 1986-87 to 1997-98
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mike Brown 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mike Brown 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mike Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Brown 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Brown 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mike Brown 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Brown 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Brown 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Brown 3,130 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mike Brown 2,762 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mike Brown 424 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mike Brown 253 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mike Brown 169 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mike Brown 626 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Brown .455 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mike Brown .125 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Brown .690 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Brown 7.7 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Brown 5.8 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mike Brown 1.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Brown 0.6 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Brown 0.4 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Brown 5.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Brown 3.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mike Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mike Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Brown 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Brown 241 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mike Brown 163 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mike Brown 23 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mike Brown 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mike Brown 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mike Brown 44 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Brown .441 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mike Brown - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Brown .790 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Brown 9.6 (1991) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Brown 7.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Brown 1.0 (1988) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Brown 1.0 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Brown 0.2 (1993) 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.