Leonard Gray vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Leonard Gray 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

Leonard Gray

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Leonard Gray: 1974-75 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leonard Gray 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Leonard Gray 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Leonard Gray 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Leonard Gray 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Leonard Gray 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Leonard Gray 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leonard Gray 10.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Leonard Gray 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Leonard Gray 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Leonard Gray 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Leonard Gray 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leonard Gray 2,408 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Leonard Gray 1,169 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Leonard Gray 490 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Leonard Gray 196 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Leonard Gray 91 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Leonard Gray 224 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leonard Gray .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Leonard Gray - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leonard Gray .739 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leonard Gray 13.8 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Leonard Gray 6.4 (1975) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Leonard Gray 3.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Leonard Gray 1.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Leonard Gray 0.5 (1976) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leonard Gray 5.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Leonard Gray 3.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Leonard Gray 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Leonard Gray 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Leonard Gray 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leonard Gray 101 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Leonard Gray 54 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Leonard Gray 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Leonard Gray 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Leonard Gray 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Leonard Gray 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leonard Gray .446 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Leonard Gray - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leonard Gray .846 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leonard Gray 9.9 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Leonard Gray 5.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Leonard Gray 2.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Leonard Gray 1.3 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Leonard Gray 0.6 (1975) 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.