Nate Thurmond vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Gene Vance 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Gene Vance 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 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.