David Burns vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team David Burns 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists David Burns 15 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals David Burns 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games David Burns 9 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds David Burns - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists David Burns - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals David Burns - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks David Burns - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games David Burns 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Burns - 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.