Em Bryant vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Em Bryant 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

Em Bryant

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Em Bryant: 1964-65 to 1971-72
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Em Bryant 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Em Bryant 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Em Bryant 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Em Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Em Bryant 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Em Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Em Bryant 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 3.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Em Bryant 3,722 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Em Bryant 1,593 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Em Bryant 1,700 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Em Bryant 566 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Em Bryant .410 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Em Bryant .690 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Em Bryant 10.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.3 (1967) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 4.8 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Em Bryant 8.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Em Bryant 231 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Em Bryant 111 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Em Bryant 70 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Em Bryant 27 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Em Bryant .388 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Em Bryant .797 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Em Bryant 11.0 (1969) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.9 (1969) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 3.0 (1969) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.