Corey Gaines vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Corey Gaines 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

Corey Gaines

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Corey Gaines: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Corey Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Corey Gaines 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Corey Gaines 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Corey Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Corey Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Corey Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 3.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Gaines 248 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Corey Gaines 69 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Corey Gaines 247 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Corey Gaines 39 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Corey Gaines 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Corey Gaines 80 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Gaines .424 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Corey Gaines .229 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corey Gaines .736 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 8.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 1.6 (1995) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 9.1 (1991) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 1.0 (1991) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.2 (1991) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Corey Gaines 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Corey Gaines 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Corey Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Corey Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Corey Gaines 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Gaines .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Corey Gaines .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corey Gaines - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (1994) 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.