Jonathan Bender vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan 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 Jonathan Bender 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) 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.