Bruce Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bruce Brown 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bruce Brown: 2018-19 to 2024-25
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Brown 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bruce Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bruce Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 8.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 2.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Brown 4,045 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bruce Brown 1,929 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bruce Brown 1,117 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bruce Brown 418 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bruce Brown 223 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bruce Brown 457 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Brown .476 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bruce Brown .337 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Brown .768 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 11.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 5.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 4.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 1.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 10.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 4.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Brown 404 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bruce Brown 168 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bruce Brown 76 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bruce Brown 36 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bruce Brown 18 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bruce Brown 40 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Brown .510 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bruce Brown .310 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Brown .844 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 14.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 5.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 2.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 1.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.8 (2022) 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.