Primoz Brezec vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Primoz Brezec

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Primoz Brezec: 2001-02 to 2009-10
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Primoz Brezec 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Primoz Brezec 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Primoz Brezec 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Primoz Brezec 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Primoz Brezec 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Primoz Brezec 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Primoz Brezec 7.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Primoz Brezec 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Primoz Brezec 2,452 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Primoz Brezec 1,327 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Primoz Brezec 179 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Primoz Brezec 69 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Primoz Brezec 134 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Primoz Brezec 342 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Primoz Brezec .498 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Primoz Brezec .167 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Primoz Brezec .701 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Primoz Brezec 13.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Primoz Brezec 7.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Primoz Brezec 1.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Primoz Brezec 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Primoz Brezec 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Primoz Brezec 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Primoz Brezec 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Primoz Brezec 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Primoz Brezec 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Primoz Brezec 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Primoz Brezec .571 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Primoz Brezec - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Primoz Brezec .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Primoz Brezec 2.3 (2010) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.8 (2010) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.3 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.0 (2010) 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.