Johnny Bach vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Johnny Bach 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

Johnny Bach

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Bach: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Bach 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Bach 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Bach 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny Bach 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Bach 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Bach 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Bach 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach 119 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny Bach 25 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny Bach 34 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach .286 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach .680 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach 3.5 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny Bach - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny Bach 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.