Lorenzo Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Lorenzo Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lorenzo Brown: 2013-14 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lorenzo Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lorenzo Brown 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lorenzo Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lorenzo Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo Brown 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lorenzo Brown 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lorenzo Brown 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lorenzo Brown 293 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lorenzo Brown 151 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lorenzo Brown 183 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lorenzo Brown 61 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lorenzo Brown 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lorenzo Brown 103 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lorenzo Brown .364 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lorenzo Brown .170 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lorenzo Brown .707 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lorenzo Brown 4.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lorenzo Brown 2.4 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lorenzo Brown 3.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lorenzo Brown 1.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lorenzo Brown 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lorenzo Brown 1.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lorenzo Brown 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lorenzo Brown 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lorenzo Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lorenzo Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lorenzo Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lorenzo Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lorenzo Brown .300 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lorenzo Brown .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lorenzo Brown .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lorenzo Brown 2.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lorenzo Brown 1.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lorenzo Brown 0.3 (2018) 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.