Brooks Thompson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Brooks Thompson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brooks Thompson: 1994-95 to 1997-98
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brooks Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brooks Thompson 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brooks Thompson 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brooks Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Brooks Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brooks Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brooks Thompson 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brooks Thompson 760 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brooks Thompson 158 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brooks Thompson 281 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brooks Thompson 87 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brooks Thompson 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brooks Thompson 168 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brooks Thompson .409 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Brooks Thompson .376 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brooks Thompson .647 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brooks Thompson 6.6 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brooks Thompson 2.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.1 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brooks Thompson 4.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brooks Thompson 38 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brooks Thompson 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brooks Thompson 10 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brooks Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brooks Thompson 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brooks Thompson 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brooks Thompson .520 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brooks Thompson .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brooks Thompson .727 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brooks Thompson 5.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.3 (1995) 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.