Paul Gordon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Paul Gordon 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

Paul Gordon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Gordon: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Paul Gordon 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Paul Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Paul Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Gordon 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Gordon 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Paul Gordon 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Gordon 3 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Paul Gordon 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Paul Gordon 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Gordon .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Gordon .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Gordon 0.8 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Gordon 0.8 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Gordon - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Paul Gordon - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Gordon - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Paul Gordon - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Paul Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Gordon - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Gordon - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Gordon - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Gordon - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** 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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.