Tierre Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tierre Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tierre Brown: 2001-02 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tierre Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tierre Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tierre Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tierre Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tierre 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 Tierre Brown 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tierre Brown 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tierre Brown 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tierre Brown 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tierre Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tierre Brown 527 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tierre Brown 166 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tierre Brown 266 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tierre Brown 64 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tierre Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tierre Brown 134 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tierre Brown .384 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tierre Brown .353 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tierre Brown .769 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tierre Brown 4.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tierre Brown 2.0 (2003) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tierre Brown 2.6 (2003) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tierre Brown 0.9 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tierre Brown 0.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tierre Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tierre Brown - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tierre Brown - 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.