Brandon Ingram vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Brandon Ingram

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brandon Ingram: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Ingram 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Ingram 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brandon Ingram 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brandon Ingram 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Brandon Ingram 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brandon Ingram 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 19.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 4.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 9,256 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 2,466 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 2,037 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 342 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 269 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brandon Ingram 477 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .468 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .362 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .786 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 24.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 27.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 162 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 37 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 37 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brandon Ingram 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .475 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .407 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .830 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 27.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.3 (2022) 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.