Nate Thurmond vs. Gabe York Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gabe York and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Gabe York

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Gabe York: 2021-22 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Gabe York 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Gabe York 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Gabe York 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Gabe York 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Gabe York 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Gabe York 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gabe York 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gabe York 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Gabe York 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Gabe York 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Gabe York 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Gabe York 32

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Gabe York 8

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Gabe York 9

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Gabe York 4

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Gabe York 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Gabe York 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Gabe York .357

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gabe York .292

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Gabe York .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Gabe York 8.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Gabe York 2.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Gabe York 2.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Gabe York 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Gabe York 0.5 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Gabe York -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Gabe York -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Gabe York -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Gabe York -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Gabe York -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Gabe York -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Gabe York -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Gabe York -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Gabe York -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Gabe York -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Gabe York 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Gabe York -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gabe York -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Gabe York -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Gabe York -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Gabe York -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Gabe York -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Gabe York -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Gabe York -

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.