Dana Barros vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dana Barros 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

Dana Barros

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dana Barros: 1989-90 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dana Barros 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dana Barros 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dana Barros 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dana Barros 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dana Barros 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dana Barros 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dana Barros 10.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dana Barros 8,901 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dana Barros 1,609 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dana Barros 2,837 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dana Barros 740 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dana Barros 46 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dana Barros 850 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dana Barros .460 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dana Barros .411 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dana Barros .858 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dana Barros 20.6 (1995) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 3.3 (1995) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 7.5 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 1.8 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dana Barros 4.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dana Barros 132 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dana Barros 23 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dana Barros 26 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dana Barros 12 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dana Barros 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dana Barros 31 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dana Barros .510 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dana Barros .436 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dana Barros .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dana Barros 7.7 (1991) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 1.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 1.7 (1991) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 1.0 (1991) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.0 (2004) 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.