Kendall Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kendall Brown: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kendall Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kendall Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kendall Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kendall Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kendall Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kendall Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendall Brown 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kendall Brown 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kendall Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kendall Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendall Brown 30 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kendall Brown 11 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kendall Brown 8 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kendall Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kendall Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kendall Brown 21 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendall Brown .545 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kendall Brown .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendall Brown .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendall Brown 1.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Brown 1.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kendall Brown 0.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kendall Brown 0.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kendall Brown 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendall Brown 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Brown 0.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kendall Brown 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kendall Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kendall Brown 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendall Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kendall Brown 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kendall Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kendall Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kendall Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kendall Brown 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendall Brown .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kendall Brown - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendall Brown - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendall Brown 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Brown 0.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kendall Brown 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kendall Brown 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kendall Brown 0.1 (2024) 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.