Butch Beard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * 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.