Nate Thurmond vs. Danny Vranes Comparison

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Danny Vranes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Danny Vranes: 1981-82 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Danny Vranes 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Danny Vranes 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Danny Vranes 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Danny Vranes 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Danny Vranes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Danny Vranes 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Danny Vranes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Danny Vranes 3.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Danny Vranes 1.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Danny Vranes 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Danny Vranes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Danny Vranes 2,613

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Danny Vranes 1,998

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Danny Vranes 594

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Danny Vranes 333

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Danny Vranes 270

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Danny Vranes 510

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Danny Vranes .496

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Danny Vranes .105

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Danny Vranes .570

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Danny Vranes 8.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Danny Vranes 5.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Danny Vranes 2.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Danny Vranes 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Danny Vranes 0.8 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Danny Vranes 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Danny Vranes 4.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Danny Vranes 0.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Danny Vranes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Danny Vranes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Danny Vranes 51

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Danny Vranes 62

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Danny Vranes 12

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Danny Vranes 4

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Danny Vranes 7

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Danny Vranes 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Danny Vranes .377

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Danny Vranes .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Danny Vranes .556

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Danny Vranes 7.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Danny Vranes 9.5 (1983)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Danny Vranes 2.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Danny Vranes 0.6 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Danny Vranes 1.2 (1984)

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.