Jay Guidinger vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jay Guidinger

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jay Guidinger: 1992-93 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jay Guidinger 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jay Guidinger 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jay Guidinger 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jay Guidinger 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jay Guidinger 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jay Guidinger 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Guidinger 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jay Guidinger 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Guidinger 98 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jay Guidinger 97 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jay Guidinger 20 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jay Guidinger 13 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jay Guidinger 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jay Guidinger 64 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Guidinger .402 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jay Guidinger - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Guidinger .609 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Guidinger 1.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Guidinger 2.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Guidinger 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jay Guidinger 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jay Guidinger 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jay Guidinger 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jay Guidinger 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jay Guidinger 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Guidinger .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jay Guidinger - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Guidinger .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Guidinger 0.3 (1993) 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.