Brook Steppe vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Brook Steppe

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brook Steppe: 1982-83 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brook Steppe 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brook Steppe 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brook Steppe 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brook Steppe 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Brook Steppe 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brook Steppe 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brook Steppe 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brook Steppe 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brook Steppe 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brook Steppe 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brook Steppe 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brook Steppe 1,297 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brook Steppe 345 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brook Steppe 280 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brook Steppe 105 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brook Steppe 17 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brook Steppe 238 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brook Steppe .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Brook Steppe .310 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brook Steppe .820 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brook Steppe 7.8 (1987) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brook Steppe 2.0 (1984) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brook Steppe 2.4 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brook Steppe 0.6 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brook Steppe 0.1 (1984) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brook Steppe 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brook Steppe 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brook Steppe 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brook Steppe 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brook Steppe 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brook Steppe 8 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brook Steppe 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brook Steppe 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brook Steppe 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brook Steppe 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brook Steppe 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brook Steppe .286 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brook Steppe .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brook Steppe .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brook Steppe 2.0 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brook Steppe 0.8 (1985) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brook Steppe 0.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brook Steppe 0.0 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brook Steppe 0.0 (1985) 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.