Darius Bazley vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Darius Bazley 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

Darius Bazley

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Bazley: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Bazley 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Darius Bazley 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Darius Bazley 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Darius Bazley 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Darius Bazley 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darius Bazley 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Bazley 8.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Darius Bazley 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Darius Bazley 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Darius Bazley 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Bazley 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Bazley 2,113 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Darius Bazley 1,244 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Darius Bazley 282 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Darius Bazley 138 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Darius Bazley 177 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Darius Bazley 237 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Bazley .414 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Darius Bazley .309 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Bazley .677 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Bazley 13.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Bazley 7.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Darius Bazley 1.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Darius Bazley 0.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Bazley 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Bazley 6.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Darius Bazley 6.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Darius Bazley 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Darius Bazley 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Bazley 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Bazley 46 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Darius Bazley 47 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Darius Bazley 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Darius Bazley 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Darius Bazley 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Darius Bazley 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Bazley .419 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Darius Bazley .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Bazley .900 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Bazley 6.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Bazley 6.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Darius Bazley 0.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darius Bazley 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Bazley 0.4 (2020) 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.