Junior Burrough vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Junior Burrough

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Junior Burrough: 1995-96 to 1995-96
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Junior Burrough 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Junior Burrough 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Junior Burrough 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Junior Burrough 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Junior Burrough 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Junior Burrough 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Burrough 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Burrough 189 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Junior Burrough 109 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Junior Burrough 15 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Junior Burrough 15 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Junior Burrough 10 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Junior Burrough 61 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Burrough .376 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Burrough .656 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Burrough 3.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough 1.8 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Junior Burrough 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough - 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.