Ed Gray vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ed Gray 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

Ed Gray

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Gray: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Gray 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ed Gray 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ed Gray 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ed Gray 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Gray 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Gray 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Gray 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Gray 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ed Gray 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ed Gray 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Gray 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Gray 373 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ed Gray 73 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ed Gray 46 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ed Gray 27 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ed Gray 12 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ed Gray 60 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Gray .339 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ed Gray .341 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Gray .814 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Gray 7.6 (1998) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Gray 1.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ed Gray 1.1 (1998) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ed Gray 0.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Gray 0.4 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Gray 5.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ed Gray 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ed Gray 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ed Gray 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Gray 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Gray 44 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ed Gray 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ed Gray 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ed Gray 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ed Gray 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ed Gray 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Gray .366 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ed Gray .364 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Gray .909 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Gray 5.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Gray 1.1 (1999) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ed Gray 0.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Gray 0.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Gray 0.1 (1999) 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.