Garrett Temple vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Garrett Temple 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Garrett Temple 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Garrett Temple 15 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Garrett Temple 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Garrett Temple 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Garrett Temple 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Garrett Temple 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrett Temple 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Garrett Temple 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Garrett Temple 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Garrett Temple 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Garrett Temple 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrett Temple 4,582 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Garrett Temple 1,711 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Garrett Temple 1,260 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Garrett Temple 610 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Garrett Temple 241 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Garrett Temple 771 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrett Temple .400 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Garrett Temple .342 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrett Temple .745 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrett Temple 2.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Garrett Temple 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Garrett Temple 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Garrett Temple 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Garrett Temple 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrett Temple 78 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Garrett Temple 24 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Garrett Temple 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Garrett Temple 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Garrett Temple 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Garrett Temple 31 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrett Temple .338 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Garrett Temple .240 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrett Temple .720 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020) 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.