Bruce Hale vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 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 Hale 9.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.