Paris Bass vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Paris Bass: 2021-22 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paris Bass 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Paris Bass 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Paris Bass 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Paris Bass 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paris Bass 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paris Bass 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paris Bass 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Paris Bass 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Paris Bass 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Paris Bass 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paris Bass 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paris Bass 6 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Paris Bass 4 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Paris Bass 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Paris Bass 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Paris Bass 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Paris Bass 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paris Bass .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Paris Bass .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paris Bass 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paris Bass 3.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paris Bass 2.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paris Bass 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paris Bass 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paris Bass 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Paris Bass 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paris Bass - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paris Bass - 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.