Scottie Barnes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Scottie Barnes 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

Scottie Barnes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Barnes: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Barnes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Scottie Barnes 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Scottie Barnes 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Scottie Barnes 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Scottie Barnes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Barnes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Rookie of The Year Scottie Barnes 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 16.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 7.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 3,504 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 1,563 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 990 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 238 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 204 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Scottie Barnes 211 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .474 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .311 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .764 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 19.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 8.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 6.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 51 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 36 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 17 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Scottie Barnes 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .429 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .167 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .813 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 (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.