Pat Dunn vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Pat Dunn 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

Pat Dunn

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Dunn: 1957-58 to 1957-58
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Dunn 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Pat Dunn 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Pat Dunn 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Pat Dunn 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Dunn 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Dunn 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Dunn 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Pat Dunn 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Pat Dunn 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Dunn 70 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Pat Dunn 31 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Pat Dunn 28 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Pat Dunn 28 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Dunn .311 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Dunn .824 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Dunn 2.5 (1958) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Dunn 1.1 (1958) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pat Dunn 1.0 (1958) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Dunn 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Pat Dunn 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Pat Dunn 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Dunn 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Pat Dunn 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Pat Dunn 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Pat Dunn 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Dunn .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Dunn - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Dunn 0.0 (1958) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Dunn 0.3 (1958) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pat Dunn 0.3 (1958) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pat Dunn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Dunn - 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.