Rick Brunson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rick Brunson 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

Rick Brunson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Brunson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.