Greg Grant vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Greg Grant

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Grant: 1989-90 to 1995-96
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Greg Grant 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Greg Grant 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Greg Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Grant 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Grant 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Greg Grant 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Greg Grant 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Grant 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Grant 767 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Greg Grant 248 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Greg Grant 751 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Greg Grant 161 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Greg Grant 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Greg Grant 274 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Grant .383 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Greg Grant .281 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Grant .710 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Grant 3.3 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Grant 1.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Greg Grant 3.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Greg Grant 0.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Grant 0.1 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Grant 2.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Greg Grant 0.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Greg Grant 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Greg Grant 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Grant 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Grant 21 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Greg Grant 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Greg Grant 15 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Greg Grant 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Greg Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Greg Grant 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Grant .346 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Greg Grant .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Grant 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Grant 2.7 (1990) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Grant 1.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Greg Grant 1.7 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Grant 0.3 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Grant 0.0 (1995) 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.