Tony Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tony Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Brown: 1984-85 to 1991-92
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tony Brown 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tony Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tony Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony 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 Tony Brown 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Brown 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tony Brown 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tony Brown 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Brown 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Brown 2,163 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tony Brown 766 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tony Brown 563 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tony Brown 234 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tony Brown 40 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tony Brown 360 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Brown .437 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tony Brown .259 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Brown .719 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Brown 11.3 (1987) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Brown 3.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tony Brown 3.4 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tony Brown 1.2 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Brown 0.2 (1987) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Brown 1.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tony Brown 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tony Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tony Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Brown 32 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tony Brown 12 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tony Brown 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tony Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tony Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tony Brown 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Brown .393 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tony Brown .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Brown .636 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Brown 2.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Brown 1.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tony Brown 1.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tony Brown 1.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Brown 0.0 (1992) 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.