Kobe Brown vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kobe Brown 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

Kobe Brown

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Brown: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kobe Brown 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kobe Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Brown 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Brown 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Brown 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Brown 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Brown 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Brown 89 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kobe Brown 62 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kobe Brown 25 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kobe Brown 12 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kobe Brown 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kobe Brown 44 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Brown .411 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kobe Brown .292 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Brown .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Brown 2.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Brown 1.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Brown 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kobe Brown 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Brown 0.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Brown 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kobe Brown 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kobe Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kobe Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kobe Brown 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kobe Brown 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Brown - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kobe Brown - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Brown - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Brown 0.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Brown 0.0 (2024) 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.