Mikal Bridges vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.