Trey Burke vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Trey Burke

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Trey Burke: 2013-14 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Trey Burke 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Trey Burke 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Trey Burke 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Trey Burke 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Trey Burke 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Trey Burke 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trey Burke 9.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Trey Burke 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Trey Burke 3.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Trey Burke 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Trey Burke 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trey Burke 4,792 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Trey Burke 878 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Trey Burke 1,522 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Trey Burke 274 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Trey Burke 52 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Trey Burke 498 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trey Burke .410 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Trey Burke .345 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trey Burke .810 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trey Burke 12.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Trey Burke 3.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Trey Burke 5.7 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Trey Burke 0.9 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Trey Burke 0.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trey Burke 5.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Trey Burke 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Trey Burke 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Trey Burke 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Trey Burke 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trey Burke 107 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Trey Burke 23 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Trey Burke 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Trey Burke 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Trey Burke 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Trey Burke 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trey Burke .446 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Trey Burke .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trey Burke .722 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trey Burke 12.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Trey Burke 3.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Trey Burke 2.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Trey Burke 1.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Trey Burke 0.3 (2020) 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.