Ben Hansbrough vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Ben Hansbrough

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Hansbrough: 2012-13 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Hansbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ben Hansbrough 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ben Hansbrough 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ben Hansbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Hansbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Hansbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Hansbrough 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Hansbrough 57 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ben Hansbrough 18 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ben Hansbrough 21 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ben Hansbrough 7 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ben Hansbrough 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ben Hansbrough 28 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Hansbrough .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ben Hansbrough .261 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Hansbrough .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Hansbrough 2.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.6 (2013) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.8 (2013) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.1 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Hansbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ben Hansbrough 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ben Hansbrough 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ben Hansbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ben Hansbrough 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ben Hansbrough 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Hansbrough .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ben Hansbrough .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Hansbrough - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.2 (2013) 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.