Nicolas Brussino vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Nicolas Brussino

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolas Brussino: 2016-17 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolas Brussino 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nicolas Brussino 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nicolas Brussino 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nicolas Brussino 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nicolas Brussino 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Brussino 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Brussino 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Brussino 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nicolas Brussino 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nicolas Brussino 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Brussino 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Brussino 150 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nicolas Brussino 98 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nicolas Brussino 47 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nicolas Brussino 17 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Brussino 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nicolas Brussino 58 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Brussino .364 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Brussino .299 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Brussino .773 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Brussino 2.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Brussino 1.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Brussino 0.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Brussino 0.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Brussino 0.1 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nicolas Brussino 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Brussino - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Brussino - 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.