Roger Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Roger Brown 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

Roger Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Roger Brown: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Roger Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Roger Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Roger Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Roger Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Roger Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Roger Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Roger Brown 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Roger Brown 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Roger Brown 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Roger Brown 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Roger Brown 0.6 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Roger Brown 135 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Roger Brown 230 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Roger Brown 25 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Roger Brown 21 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Roger Brown 46 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Roger Brown 77 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Roger Brown .389 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Roger Brown - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Roger Brown .702 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Roger Brown 2.5 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Roger Brown 4.5 (1976) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Roger Brown 0.4 (1976) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Roger Brown 0.3 (1977) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Roger Brown 0.9 (1976) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Roger Brown 0.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Roger Brown 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Roger Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Roger Brown 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Roger Brown 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Roger Brown 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Roger Brown 14 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Roger Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Roger Brown 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Roger Brown 2 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Roger Brown 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Roger Brown .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Roger Brown - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Roger Brown .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Roger Brown 1.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Roger Brown 1.6 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Roger Brown 0.2 (1976) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Roger Brown 0.0 (1977) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Roger Brown 0.5 (1977) * 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. 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.