Brandon Paul vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brandon Paul: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Paul 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Paul 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brandon Paul 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brandon Paul 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brandon Paul 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 Paul 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Paul 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brandon Paul 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brandon Paul 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Paul 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Paul 147 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brandon Paul 68 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brandon Paul 37 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brandon Paul 25 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brandon Paul 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brandon Paul 64 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Paul .433 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Brandon Paul .278 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Paul .512 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Paul 2.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Paul 1.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brandon Paul 0.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brandon Paul 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Paul 0.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Paul 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Paul 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brandon Paul 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brandon Paul 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Paul 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Paul 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brandon Paul 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brandon Paul 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brandon Paul 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brandon Paul 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brandon Paul 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Paul - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brandon Paul - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Paul - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Paul 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Paul 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brandon Paul 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brandon Paul 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Paul 0.0 (2018) 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.