Johnny Baum vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Johnny Baum 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

Johnny Baum

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Baum: 1969-70 to 1970-71
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Baum 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Baum 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Baum 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny Baum 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Baum 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 292 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 129 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny Baum 31 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny Baum 65 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum .414 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum .690 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.6 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny Baum 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny Baum 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - 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.