Gaylon Nickerson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - 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.