Brent Barry vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Brent Barry 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

Brent Barry

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brent Barry: 1995-96 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brent Barry 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brent Barry 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brent Barry 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brent Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Brent Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brent Barry 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brent Barry 9.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brent Barry 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brent Barry 3.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brent Barry 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brent Barry 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brent Barry 8,488 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brent Barry 2,780 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brent Barry 2,892 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brent Barry 955 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brent Barry 253 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brent Barry 912 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brent Barry .460 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Brent Barry .405 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brent Barry .823 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brent Barry 14.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brent Barry 5.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brent Barry 5.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brent Barry 1.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brent Barry 0.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brent Barry 5.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brent Barry 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brent Barry 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brent Barry 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brent Barry 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brent Barry 513 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brent Barry 178 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brent Barry 146 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brent Barry 46 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brent Barry 18 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brent Barry 88 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brent Barry .446 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brent Barry .416 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brent Barry .802 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brent Barry 11.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brent Barry 4.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brent Barry 3.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brent Barry 1.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brent Barry 0.8 (2002) 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.