Dee Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dee Brown 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

Dee Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dee Brown: 2006-07 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dee Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dee Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dee Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dee Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dee Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dee Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dee Brown 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dee Brown 140 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dee Brown 69 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dee Brown 119 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dee Brown 32 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dee Brown 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dee Brown 68 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dee Brown .340 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dee Brown .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dee Brown .643 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dee Brown 2.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 1.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 1.9 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dee Brown 1.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 0.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dee Brown 13 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dee Brown 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dee Brown 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dee Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dee Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dee Brown 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dee Brown .353 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dee Brown .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dee Brown .250 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dee Brown 1.6 (2007) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 0.4 (2007) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 1.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 0.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.0 (2007) 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.