Jacob Gilyard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jacob Gilyard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jacob Gilyard: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jacob Gilyard 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jacob Gilyard 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jacob Gilyard 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jacob Gilyard 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jacob Gilyard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jacob Gilyard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard 3.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jacob Gilyard 176 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jacob Gilyard 50 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jacob Gilyard 144 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jacob Gilyard 36 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jacob Gilyard 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jacob Gilyard 42 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jacob Gilyard .399 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jacob Gilyard .403 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jacob Gilyard 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard 7.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard 3.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jacob Gilyard 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard - 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.