Bill Bridges vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bridges 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * 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.