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: 1990-91 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dee Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dee Brown 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dee Brown 6 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 11.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 3.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 1.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dee Brown 6,758 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dee Brown 1,569 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dee Brown 2,227 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dee Brown 800 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dee Brown 205 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dee Brown 608 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dee Brown .436 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dee Brown .357 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dee Brown .825 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dee Brown 15.6 (1995) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 3.9 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 5.8 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 2.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.6 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dee Brown 10.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 2.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 3.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dee Brown 320 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dee Brown 88 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dee Brown 112 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dee Brown 23 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dee Brown 15 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dee Brown 31 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dee Brown .449 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dee Brown .291 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dee Brown .857 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dee Brown 18.8 (1995) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 5.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 5.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 1.3 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 1.0 (1993) 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.