Kaiser Gates vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Kaiser Gates

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kaiser Gates: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kaiser Gates 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kaiser Gates 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kaiser Gates 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kaiser Gates 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kaiser Gates 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kaiser Gates 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kaiser Gates 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kaiser Gates 1 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kaiser Gates .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kaiser Gates .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kaiser Gates 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kaiser Gates 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kaiser Gates 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kaiser Gates 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kaiser Gates 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kaiser Gates 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kaiser Gates - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kaiser Gates - 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.