Swede Halbrook vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Swede Halbrook 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

Swede Halbrook

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swede Halbrook: 1960-61 to 1961-62
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swede Halbrook 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Swede Halbrook 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Swede Halbrook 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Swede Halbrook 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Swede Halbrook 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Swede Halbrook 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Swede Halbrook 786 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Swede Halbrook 949 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Swede Halbrook 64 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Swede Halbrook 143 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swede Halbrook .347 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Swede Halbrook .591 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 6.3 (1962) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.0 (1961) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 0.5 (1962) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 10.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Swede Halbrook 62 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Swede Halbrook 83 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Swede Halbrook 12 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Swede Halbrook 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swede Halbrook .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Swede Halbrook .700 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.8 (1961) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 10.4 (1961) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 1.5 (1961) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.