Corey Beck vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Corey Beck 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

Corey Beck

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Corey Beck: 1995-96 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Corey Beck 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Corey Beck 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Corey Beck 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Corey Beck 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Corey Beck 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Corey Beck 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Beck 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Corey Beck 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Corey Beck 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Corey Beck 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Corey Beck 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Beck 241 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Corey Beck 125 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Corey Beck 123 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Corey Beck 43 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Corey Beck 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Corey Beck 88 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Beck .451 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Corey Beck .600 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corey Beck .684 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Beck 3.2 (1998) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Beck 1.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Corey Beck 1.7 (1998) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Corey Beck 0.6 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corey Beck 0.1 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Beck 2.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Corey Beck 0.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Corey Beck 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Corey Beck 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Corey Beck 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Beck 15 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Corey Beck 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Corey Beck 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Corey Beck 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Corey Beck 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Corey Beck 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Beck .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Corey Beck .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corey Beck 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Beck 2.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Beck 0.2 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Corey Beck 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Corey Beck 0.7 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Corey Beck 0.0 (1998) 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.