Markel Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Markel Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Markel Brown: 2014-15 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Markel Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Markel Brown 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Markel Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Markel Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Markel 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 Markel Brown 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Markel Brown 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Markel Brown 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Markel Brown 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Markel Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Markel Brown 584 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Markel Brown 234 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Markel Brown 132 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Markel Brown 69 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Markel Brown 27 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Markel Brown 113 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Markel Brown .380 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Markel Brown .295 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Markel Brown .781 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Markel Brown 5.9 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Markel Brown 2.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Markel Brown 1.5 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

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

Blocks Per Game Markel Brown 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Markel Brown 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Markel Brown 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Markel Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Markel Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Markel Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Markel Brown 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Markel Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Markel Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Markel Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Markel Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Markel Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Markel Brown .400 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Markel Brown 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Markel Brown 3.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Markel Brown 1.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Markel Brown 0.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Markel Brown 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Markel Brown 0.0 (2015) 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.