Marty Byrnes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Marty Byrnes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marty Byrnes: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marty Byrnes 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Marty Byrnes 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Marty Byrnes 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Marty Byrnes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Marty Byrnes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 1,495 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 586 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 409 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 102 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 34 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Marty Byrnes 263 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .463 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes .326 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .736 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 7.8 (1981) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.5 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 (1983) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.5 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.2 (1981) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Marty Byrnes 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 (1980) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) 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. 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.