Jeff Grayer vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jeff Grayer

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Grayer: 1988-89 to 1997-98
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Grayer 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jeff Grayer 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jeff Grayer 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jeff Grayer 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeff Grayer 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Grayer 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Grayer 7.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Grayer 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jeff Grayer 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Grayer 3,257 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jeff Grayer 1,294 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jeff Grayer 635 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jeff Grayer 271 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jeff Grayer 65 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jeff Grayer 438 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Grayer .457 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jeff Grayer .255 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Grayer .663 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Grayer 9.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Grayer 3.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jeff Grayer 2.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.9 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Grayer 3.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Grayer 1.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Grayer 39 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jeff Grayer 14 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jeff Grayer 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jeff Grayer 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jeff Grayer 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jeff Grayer 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Grayer .485 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jeff Grayer - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Grayer .778 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Grayer 8.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Grayer 2.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jeff Grayer 2.0 (1991) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Grayer 0.3 (1994) 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.