Kendall Gill vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Kendall Gill

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kendall Gill: 1990-91 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kendall Gill 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kendall Gill 15 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kendall Gill 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kendall Gill 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kendall Gill 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kendall Gill 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Steals Leader Kendall Gill 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendall Gill 13.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Gill 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kendall Gill 3.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kendall Gill 1.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kendall Gill 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendall Gill 12,914 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kendall Gill 4,002 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kendall Gill 2,945 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kendall Gill 1,519 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kendall Gill 432 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kendall Gill 966 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendall Gill .434 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kendall Gill .300 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendall Gill .754 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendall Gill 21.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Gill 6.1 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kendall Gill 5.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kendall Gill 2.7 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kendall Gill 0.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendall Gill 11.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Gill 3.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kendall Gill 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kendall Gill 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kendall Gill 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendall Gill 322 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kendall Gill 100 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kendall Gill 56 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kendall Gill 39 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kendall Gill 10 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kendall Gill 27 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendall Gill .408 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kendall Gill .259 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendall Gill .686 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendall Gill 17.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Gill 5.1 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kendall Gill 2.9 (1993) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kendall Gill 2.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kendall Gill 0.7 (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.