Bud Grant vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bud Grant 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

Bud Grant

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Grant 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - 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.