Cleveland Buckner vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.