Cliff Barker vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cliff Barker 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

Cliff Barker

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Barker 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Barker 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cliff Barker 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cliff Barker 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Barker 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 3.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 557 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 181 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cliff Barker 294 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cliff Barker 149 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .316 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .662 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 4.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 42 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 15 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cliff Barker 23 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cliff Barker 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .320 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .556 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - 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.