Nate Thurmond vs. Gary Trent Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Trent Jr. 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 Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Gary Trent Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Gary Trent Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Gary Trent Jr. 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Gary Trent Jr. 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Gary Trent Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Gary Trent Jr. 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 Jr. 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gary Trent Jr. 2.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Gary Trent Jr. 1.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Gary Trent Jr. 1.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Gary Trent Jr. 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Gary Trent Jr. 4,874

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Gary Trent Jr. 815

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Gary Trent Jr. 512

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Gary Trent Jr. 408

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Gary Trent Jr. 71

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Gary Trent Jr. 341

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Gary Trent Jr. .422

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gary Trent Jr. .386

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Gary Trent Jr. .819

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Gary Trent Jr. 18.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Gary Trent Jr. 2.7 (2022)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Gary Trent Jr. 2.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Gary Trent Jr. 1.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Gary Trent Jr. 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Gary Trent Jr. 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Gary Trent Jr. 1.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Gary Trent Jr. 1.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Gary Trent Jr. 0.9

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Gary Trent Jr. 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Gary Trent Jr. 140

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Gary Trent Jr. 20

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Gary Trent Jr. 11

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Gary Trent Jr. 10

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Gary Trent Jr. 3

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Gary Trent Jr. 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Gary Trent Jr. .370

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gary Trent Jr. .365

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Gary Trent Jr. .885

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Gary Trent Jr. 15.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Gary Trent Jr. 2.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Gary Trent Jr. 1.3 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Gary Trent Jr. 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Gary Trent Jr. 0.5 (2022)

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.