Bobby Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Bobby Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bobby Brown: 2008-09 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bobby Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bobby Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bobby Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bobby Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bobby 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 Bobby Brown 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Brown 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bobby Brown 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bobby Brown 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bobby Brown 688 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bobby Brown 103 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bobby Brown 230 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bobby Brown 41 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bobby Brown 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bobby Brown 158 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bobby Brown .379 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bobby Brown .317 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bobby Brown .806 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bobby Brown 5.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Brown 0.8 (2010) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bobby Brown 2.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bobby Brown 0.3 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Brown 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bobby Brown 5.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Brown 0.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bobby Brown 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bobby Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bobby Brown 25 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bobby Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bobby Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bobby Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bobby Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bobby Brown 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bobby Brown .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bobby Brown .455 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bobby Brown - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bobby Brown 5.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Brown 0.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bobby Brown 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bobby Brown 0.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Brown 0.0 (2017) 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.