Gary Phillips vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Phillips: 1961-62 to 1965-66
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Phillips 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gary Phillips 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gary Phillips 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gary Phillips 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Phillips 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 Phillips 6.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Phillips 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gary Phillips 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Phillips 2,319 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gary Phillips 903 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gary Phillips 665 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gary Phillips 348 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Phillips .370 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Phillips .629 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Phillips 10.0 (1964) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Phillips 3.8 (1964) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Phillips 3.1 (1964) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Phillips 6.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Phillips 1.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gary Phillips 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Phillips 106 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gary Phillips 27 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gary Phillips 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gary Phillips 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Phillips .319 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Phillips .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Phillips 8.7 (1964) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Phillips 2.2 (1964) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gary Phillips 1.8 (1964) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Phillips - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Phillips - 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.