Nate Thurmond vs. Gary Trent Comparison

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Gary Trent

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Gary Trent: 1995-96 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Gary Trent 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Gary Trent 9

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Gary Trent 5

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Gary Trent 0

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gary Trent 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gary Trent 4.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Gary Trent 1.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Gary Trent 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Gary Trent 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Gary Trent 4,366

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Gary Trent 2,276

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Gary Trent 504

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Gary Trent 223

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Gary Trent 174

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Gary Trent 506

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Gary Trent .501

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gary Trent .080

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Gary Trent .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Gary Trent 16.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Gary Trent 7.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Gary Trent 2.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Gary Trent 0.7 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Gary Trent 0.5 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Gary Trent 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Gary Trent 1.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Gary Trent 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Gary Trent 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Gary Trent 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Gary Trent 88

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Gary Trent 41

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Gary Trent 8

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Gary Trent 2

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Gary Trent 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Gary Trent 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Gary Trent .398

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gary Trent .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Gary Trent .581

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Gary Trent 8.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Gary Trent 3.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Gary Trent 1.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Gary Trent 0.5 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Gary Trent 0.3 (1997)

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.