Dragan Bender vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dragan Bender 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

Dragan Bender

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dragan Bender 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dragan Bender 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dragan Bender 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dragan Bender 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dragan Bender 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender 1,014 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender 720 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dragan Bender 237 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dragan Bender 54 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender 106 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 187 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender .399 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender .323 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender .654 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - 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.