Deonte Burton vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Deonte Burton 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

Deonte Burton

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deonte Burton: 2018-19 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deonte Burton 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Deonte Burton 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Deonte Burton 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Deonte Burton 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Deonte Burton 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Deonte Burton 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deonte Burton 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Deonte Burton 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Deonte Burton 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Deonte Burton 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Deonte Burton 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Deonte Burton 186 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Deonte Burton 85 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Deonte Burton 26 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Deonte Burton 13 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Deonte Burton 18 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Deonte Burton 73 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deonte Burton .364 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Deonte Burton .222 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deonte Burton .615 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deonte Burton 2.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Deonte Burton 1.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Deonte Burton 0.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Deonte Burton 0.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Deonte Burton 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deonte Burton 0.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Deonte Burton 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Deonte Burton 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Deonte Burton 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Deonte Burton 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Deonte Burton 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Deonte Burton 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Deonte Burton 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Deonte Burton 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Deonte Burton 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Deonte Burton 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deonte Burton .200 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Deonte Burton .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deonte Burton - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deonte Burton 0.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Deonte Burton 0.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Deonte Burton 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Deonte Burton 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Deonte Burton 0.0 (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.