Brandon Armstrong vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Brandon Armstrong

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brandon Armstrong: 2001-02 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Armstrong 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brandon Armstrong 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brandon Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Brandon Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brandon Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Armstrong 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Armstrong 239 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brandon Armstrong 63 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brandon Armstrong 24 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brandon Armstrong 22 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brandon Armstrong 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brandon Armstrong 108 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Armstrong .352 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Brandon Armstrong .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Armstrong .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Armstrong 2.7 (2004) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.2 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.1 (2003) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Armstrong 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brandon Armstrong 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brandon Armstrong 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brandon Armstrong 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brandon Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brandon Armstrong 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Armstrong .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brandon Armstrong .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Armstrong - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.4 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.1 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Armstrong 0.0 (2004) 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.