Bruce Flowers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Bruce Flowers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Flowers: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Flowers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Flowers 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bruce Flowers 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bruce Flowers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Flowers 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 Flowers 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Flowers 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Flowers 261 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bruce Flowers 180 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bruce Flowers 47 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bruce Flowers 19 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bruce Flowers 12 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bruce Flowers 53 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Flowers .534 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bruce Flowers .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Flowers .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Flowers 4.9 (1983) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Flowers 3.4 (1983) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.9 (1983) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.4 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.2 (1983) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bruce Flowers 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruce Flowers - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Flowers - 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.