Harvey Grant vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Harvey Grant

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harvey Grant: 1988-89 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harvey Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Harvey Grant 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Harvey Grant 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Harvey Grant 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Harvey 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 Harvey Grant 9.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Grant 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Harvey Grant 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Harvey Grant 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Grant 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Grant 7,781 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Harvey Grant 3,436 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Harvey Grant 1,219 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Harvey Grant 599 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Harvey Grant 428 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Harvey Grant 783 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Grant .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Harvey Grant .267 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Grant .709 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Grant 18.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Grant 7.2 (1991) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Harvey Grant 2.8 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Harvey Grant 1.2 (1991) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Grant 0.8 (1991) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Grant 5.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Grant 2.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Harvey Grant 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Harvey Grant 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Grant 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Grant 106 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Harvey Grant 53 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Harvey Grant 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Harvey Grant 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Harvey Grant 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Harvey Grant 19 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Grant .437 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Harvey Grant .353 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Grant .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Grant 14.3 (1995) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Grant 5.3 (1995) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Harvey Grant 2.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Harvey Grant 1.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Grant 0.7 (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.