Gary Grant vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gary Grant 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

Gary Grant

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Grant: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gary Grant 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gary Grant 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gary Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Grant 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 5.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Grant 4,368 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gary Grant 1,283 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gary Grant 3,013 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gary Grant 821 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gary Grant 69 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gary Grant 552 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Grant .450 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Grant .278 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Grant .776 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Grant 13.1 (1990) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 4.4 (1990) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 10.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 2.5 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Grant 3.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Grant 55 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gary Grant 14 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gary Grant 49 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gary Grant 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gary Grant 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gary Grant 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Grant .364 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gary Grant .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Grant .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Grant 6.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 3.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 4.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 1.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.4 (1992) 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.