Dudley Bradley vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dudley Bradley 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

Dudley Bradley

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dudley Bradley: 1979-80 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dudley Bradley 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dudley Bradley 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dudley Bradley 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dudley Bradley 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dudley Bradley 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dudley Bradley 1 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dudley Bradley 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dudley Bradley 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dudley Bradley 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dudley Bradley 1.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dudley Bradley 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dudley Bradley 3,131 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dudley Bradley 1,098 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dudley Bradley 1,147 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dudley Bradley 940 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dudley Bradley 182 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dudley Bradley 600 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dudley Bradley .440 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dudley Bradley .293 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dudley Bradley .730 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dudley Bradley 8.4 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dudley Bradley 2.7 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dudley Bradley 3.1 (1980) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dudley Bradley 2.6 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dudley Bradley 0.7 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dudley Bradley 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dudley Bradley 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dudley Bradley 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dudley Bradley 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dudley Bradley 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dudley Bradley 70 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dudley Bradley 14 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dudley Bradley 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dudley Bradley 13 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dudley Bradley 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dudley Bradley 30 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dudley Bradley .394 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dudley Bradley .227 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dudley Bradley .722 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dudley Bradley 6.6 (1986) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dudley Bradley 1.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dudley Bradley 1.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dudley Bradley 1.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dudley Bradley 0.1 (1982) 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.