Sterling Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sterling 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 Sterling Brown 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019) 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.