Gary Forbes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gary Forbes 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

Gary Forbes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Forbes: 2010-11 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Forbes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gary Forbes 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gary Forbes 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gary Forbes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Forbes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 645 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 218 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gary Forbes 103 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gary Forbes 47 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 10 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gary Forbes 111 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .434 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes .340 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes .702 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 6.6 (2012) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.1 (2012) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 1.1 (2012) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.5 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gary Forbes 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gary Forbes 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gary Forbes 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) 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.