Brandon Hunter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brandon Hunter: 2003-04 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Hunter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Hunter 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brandon Hunter 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brandon Hunter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brandon Hunter 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 Hunter 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Hunter 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Hunter 220 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brandon Hunter 187 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brandon Hunter 22 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brandon Hunter 17 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brandon Hunter 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brandon Hunter 67 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Hunter .476 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Hunter .488 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Hunter 3.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Hunter 3.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.4 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Hunter 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Hunter 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brandon Hunter 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brandon Hunter 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brandon Hunter 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brandon Hunter 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brandon Hunter 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Hunter 1.000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brandon Hunter - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Hunter - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.7 (2004) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Hunter 1.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Hunter 0.3 (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.