Bradley Beal vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Bradley Beal

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bradley Beal 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bradley Beal 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bradley Beal 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bradley Beal 3 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bradley Beal 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Bradley Beal 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bradley Beal 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bradley Beal 21.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bradley Beal 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bradley Beal 4.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bradley Beal 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bradley Beal 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bradley Beal 16,355 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bradley Beal 3,069 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bradley Beal 3,237 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bradley Beal 824 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bradley Beal 311 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bradley Beal 748 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bradley Beal .463 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bradley Beal .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bradley Beal .822 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bradley Beal 31.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bradley Beal 5.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bradley Beal 6.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bradley Beal 1.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bradley Beal 0.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bradley Beal 23.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bradley Beal 4.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bradley Beal 3.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bradley Beal 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bradley Beal 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bradley Beal 1,086 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bradley Beal 211 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bradley Beal 181 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bradley Beal 69 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bradley Beal 27 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bradley Beal 47 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bradley Beal .442 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bradley Beal .349 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bradley Beal .827 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bradley Beal 30.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bradley Beal 6.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bradley Beal 6.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bradley Beal 1.6 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bradley Beal 0.7 (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.