Gene Banks vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gene Banks 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

Gene Banks

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Banks: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Banks 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gene Banks 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gene Banks 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gene Banks 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Banks 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 11.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 5,305 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 2,718 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gene Banks 1,335 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gene Banks 436 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gene Banks 101 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gene Banks 468 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .539 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .043 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .730 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 14.9 (1983) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 7.6 (1983) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 3.4 (1983) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.3 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1984) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 10.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 292 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 137 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gene Banks 67 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gene Banks 16 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gene Banks 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gene Banks 27 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .504 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .596 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 15.9 (1983) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 6.9 (1983) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 4.5 (1983) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.0 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1982) 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.