Nate Thurmond vs. Gundars Vetra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gundars Vetra 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.

Gundars Vetra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Gundars Vetra: 1992-93 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Gundars Vetra 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Gundars Vetra 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Gundars Vetra 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Gundars Vetra 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Gundars Vetra 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Gundars Vetra 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 Gundars Vetra 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gundars Vetra 0.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Gundars Vetra 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Gundars Vetra 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Gundars Vetra 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Gundars Vetra 45

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Gundars Vetra 8

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Gundars Vetra 6

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Gundars Vetra 2

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Gundars Vetra 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Gundars Vetra 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Gundars Vetra .475

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gundars Vetra 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Gundars Vetra .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Gundars Vetra 3.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Gundars Vetra 0.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Gundars Vetra 0.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Gundars Vetra 0.2 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Gundars Vetra 0.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Gundars Vetra -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Gundars Vetra -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Gundars Vetra -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Gundars Vetra -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Gundars Vetra -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Gundars Vetra -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Gundars Vetra -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Gundars Vetra -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Gundars Vetra -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Gundars Vetra -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Gundars Vetra 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Gundars Vetra -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gundars Vetra -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Gundars Vetra -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Gundars Vetra -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Gundars Vetra -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Gundars Vetra -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Gundars Vetra -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Gundars Vetra -

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.