Corey Benjamin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Corey Benjamin: 1998-99 to 2002-03
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Corey Benjamin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Corey Benjamin 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Corey Benjamin 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Corey Benjamin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Corey Benjamin 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 Benjamin 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Corey Benjamin 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Corey Benjamin 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Corey Benjamin 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Corey Benjamin 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Benjamin 835 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Corey Benjamin 259 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Corey Benjamin 143 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Corey Benjamin 71 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Corey Benjamin 48 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Corey Benjamin 153 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Benjamin .390 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Corey Benjamin .289 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corey Benjamin .652 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Benjamin 7.7 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Benjamin 3.4 (2003) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Corey Benjamin 1.1 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Corey Benjamin 0.6 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corey Benjamin 0.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Corey Benjamin 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Corey Benjamin - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Corey Benjamin - 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.