Bernard James vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Bernard James

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard James: 2012-13 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard James 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bernard James 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bernard James 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bernard James 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bernard James 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bernard James 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 203 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bernard James 212 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bernard James 13 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bernard James 17 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bernard James 61 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bernard James 92 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James .497 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bernard James .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James .680 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.9 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bernard James 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bernard James 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bernard James 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bernard James 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bernard James 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bernard James - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) 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.