Grant Riller vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Riller: 2020-21 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Riller 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Grant Riller 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Grant Riller 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Grant Riller 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Riller 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Grant Riller 0.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Grant Riller 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Grant Riller 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Riller 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Riller 18 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Grant Riller 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Grant Riller 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Grant Riller 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Grant Riller 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Grant Riller 7 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Riller .667 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Grant Riller .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Riller 2.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Riller 0.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Grant Riller 0.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Grant Riller 0.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Riller 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Grant Riller 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Grant Riller - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Riller - 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.