Matt Geiger vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Matt Geiger 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

Matt Geiger

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Geiger: 1992-93 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Geiger 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Matt Geiger 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Matt Geiger 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Matt Geiger 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Geiger 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Geiger 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Geiger 9.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Geiger 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Matt Geiger 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Geiger 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Geiger 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Geiger 5,059 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Matt Geiger 3,158 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Matt Geiger 388 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Matt Geiger 306 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Matt Geiger 347 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Matt Geiger 552 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Geiger .499 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Matt Geiger .232 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Geiger .728 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Geiger 13.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Geiger 8.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Matt Geiger 1.2 (1999) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Geiger 0.9 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Geiger 1.1 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Geiger 6.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Geiger 3.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Geiger 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Geiger 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Geiger 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Geiger 225 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Matt Geiger 136 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Matt Geiger 18 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Matt Geiger 18 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Matt Geiger 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Matt Geiger 37 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Geiger .468 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Matt Geiger .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Geiger .823 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Geiger 13.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Geiger 7.6 (1999) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Matt Geiger 0.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Geiger 1.1 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Geiger 0.8 (1999) 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.