Dick Gibbs vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dick Gibbs 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

Dick Gibbs

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Gibbs: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Gibbs 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dick Gibbs 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dick Gibbs 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dick Gibbs 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Gibbs 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Gibbs 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 1,739 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 624 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 260 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 67 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 35 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dick Gibbs 333 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .402 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs .799 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 10.8 (1974) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 3.1 (1974) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.1 (1974) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 18 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 3 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dick Gibbs 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .368 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 2.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 (1976) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 (1976) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.