Gal Mekel vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gal Mekel 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

Gal Mekel

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gal Mekel: 2013-14 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gal Mekel 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gal Mekel 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gal Mekel 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gal Mekel 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gal Mekel 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gal Mekel 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gal Mekel 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gal Mekel 79 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gal Mekel 28 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gal Mekel 76 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gal Mekel 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gal Mekel 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gal Mekel 35 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gal Mekel .311 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gal Mekel .217 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gal Mekel .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gal Mekel 2.4 (2014) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel 0.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel 3.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel 0.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel 0.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gal Mekel 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel - 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.