Bruno Fernando vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bruno Fernando 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

Bruno Fernando

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruno Fernando: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruno Fernando 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bruno Fernando 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bruno Fernando 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bruno Fernando 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruno Fernando 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruno Fernando 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruno Fernando 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruno Fernando 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruno Fernando 814 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bruno Fernando 661 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bruno Fernando 143 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bruno Fernando 54 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bruno Fernando 93 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bruno Fernando 203 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruno Fernando .544 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bruno Fernando .122 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruno Fernando .650 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruno Fernando 6.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bruno Fernando 4.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bruno Fernando 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruno Fernando 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruno Fernando 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bruno Fernando 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bruno Fernando 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bruno Fernando 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bruno Fernando 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bruno Fernando 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruno Fernando .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bruno Fernando - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruno Fernando 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruno Fernando 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bruno Fernando 0.0 (2021) 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.