Matt Bullard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Matt Bullard 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

Matt Bullard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Bullard: 1990-91 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Bullard 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Matt Bullard 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Matt Bullard 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Matt Bullard 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Bullard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bullard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bullard 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bullard 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Matt Bullard 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Bullard 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bullard 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bullard 3,270 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Matt Bullard 1,223 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Matt Bullard 535 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Matt Bullard 186 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Matt Bullard 119 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Matt Bullard 615 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bullard .418 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Matt Bullard .384 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bullard .768 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bullard 7.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bullard 2.8 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Matt Bullard 1.4 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Bullard 0.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bullard 0.4 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bullard 3.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bullard 1.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Bullard 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Bullard 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bullard 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bullard 121 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Matt Bullard 49 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Matt Bullard 19 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Matt Bullard 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Matt Bullard 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Matt Bullard 35 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bullard .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Matt Bullard .458 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bullard .818 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bullard 5.1 (1993) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bullard 1.9 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Matt Bullard 1.1 (1993) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Bullard 0.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bullard 0.5 (1996) 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.