Bill Gabor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bill Gabor 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

Bill Gabor

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Gabor: 1949-50 to 1954-55
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Gabor 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Gabor 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Gabor 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Gabor 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Gabor 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Gabor 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 9.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 1.8 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Gabor 2,997 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Gabor 448 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Gabor 626 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Gabor 307 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Gabor .344 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Gabor .737 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 11.3 (1951) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.5 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 3.7 (1955) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 7.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.2 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Gabor 267 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Gabor 57 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Gabor 74 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Gabor 36 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Gabor .310 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Gabor .728 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 9.0 (1953) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.9 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.6 (1951) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.