Gary Hill vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Hill: 1963-64 to 1964-65
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Hill 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gary Hill 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gary Hill 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gary Hill 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Hill 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 Hill 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Hill 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gary Hill 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Hill 370 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gary Hill 130 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gary Hill 110 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gary Hill 79 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Hill .371 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Hill .637 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Hill 5.1 (1964) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Hill 1.7 (1964) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Hill 1.5 (1964) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Hill 3.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Hill 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gary Hill 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Hill 28 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gary Hill 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gary Hill 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gary Hill 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Hill .500 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Hill .308 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Hill 3.1 (1964) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Hill 0.7 (1964) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gary Hill 0.9 (1964) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Hill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Hill - 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.