Gale Bishop vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gale Bishop 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

Gale Bishop

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gale Bishop: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gale Bishop 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gale Bishop 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gale Bishop 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gale Bishop 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gale Bishop 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 467 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gale Bishop 92 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gale Bishop 56 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .325 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .651 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 18 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gale Bishop 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gale Bishop 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .269 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 (1949) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 (1949) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.