Grant Hill vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Grant Hill

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Hill: 1994-95 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Hill 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Grant Hill 18 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Grant Hill 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Grant Hill 7 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Grant Hill 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Hill 5 Nate Thurmond 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Grant Hill 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 16.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 4.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 17,137 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 6,169 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Grant Hill 4,252 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Grant Hill 1,248 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Grant Hill 576 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Grant Hill 1,026 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .483 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .314 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .769 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 25.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 9.8 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 13.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 3.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 523 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 238 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Grant Hill 140 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Grant Hill 35 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Grant Hill 19 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Grant Hill 39 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .469 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .238 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .781 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 23.6 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1996) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.4 (1999) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 2.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 1.0 (1997) 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.