Gordan Giricek vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gordan Giricek 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

Gordan Giricek

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gordan Giricek: 2002-03 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gordan Giricek 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gordan Giricek 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gordan Giricek 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gordan Giricek 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gordan Giricek 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gordan Giricek 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordan Giricek 9.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gordan Giricek 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gordan Giricek 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordan Giricek 3,670 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gordan Giricek 941 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gordan Giricek 584 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gordan Giricek 222 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gordan Giricek 47 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gordan Giricek 384 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordan Giricek .442 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gordan Giricek .368 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordan Giricek .823 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordan Giricek 12.3 (2003) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gordan Giricek 3.1 (2003) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gordan Giricek 1.8 (2003) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.2 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordan Giricek 6.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gordan Giricek 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordan Giricek 187 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gordan Giricek 57 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gordan Giricek 26 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gordan Giricek 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gordan Giricek 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gordan Giricek 29 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordan Giricek .424 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gordan Giricek .444 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordan Giricek .871 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordan Giricek 9.4 (2003) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gordan Giricek 3.1 (2003) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gordan Giricek 1.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.4 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gordan Giricek 0.1 (2003) 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.