Kwame Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Kwame Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kwame Brown: 2001-02 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kwame Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kwame Brown 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kwame Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kwame Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kwame 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 Kwame Brown 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kwame Brown 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kwame Brown 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kwame Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kwame Brown 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kwame Brown 4,035 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kwame Brown 3,333 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kwame Brown 554 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kwame Brown 324 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kwame Brown 376 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kwame Brown 607 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kwame Brown .492 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kwame Brown .111 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kwame Brown .570 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kwame Brown 10.9 (2004) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kwame Brown 7.4 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kwame Brown 1.8 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kwame Brown 1.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kwame Brown 1.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kwame Brown 8.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kwame Brown 5.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kwame Brown 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kwame Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kwame Brown 0.8 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kwame Brown 157 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kwame Brown 104 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kwame Brown 11 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kwame Brown 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kwame Brown 15 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kwame Brown 18 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kwame Brown .500 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Kwame Brown .660 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kwame Brown 12.9 (2006) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kwame Brown 6.6 (2006) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kwame Brown 1.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kwame Brown 0.3 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kwame Brown 1.0 (2009) 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.