Bill McGill vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill McGill: 1962-63 to 1964-65
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill McGill 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill McGill 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill McGill 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill McGill 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill McGill 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 McGill 10.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill McGill 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill McGill 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill McGill 1,613 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill McGill 611 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill McGill 168 Nate Thurmond 2,575

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

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

Total Games Bill McGill 158 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill McGill .486 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill McGill .711 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill McGill 15.1 (1964) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill McGill 5.6 (1964) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill McGill 1.6 (1964) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill McGill 2.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill McGill 1.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill McGill 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill McGill 11 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill McGill 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill McGill 2 Nate Thurmond 225

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

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

Total Games Bill McGill 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill McGill .556 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill McGill 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill McGill 2.2 (1965) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill McGill 1.8 (1965) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill McGill 0.4 (1965) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Bill McGill - 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.