Ricky Grace vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ricky Grace 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

Ricky Grace

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Grace: 1993-94 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Grace 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Grace 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ricky Grace 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ricky Grace 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ricky Grace 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Grace 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Grace 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Grace 0.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ricky Grace 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ricky Grace 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Grace 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Grace 4 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ricky Grace 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ricky Grace 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ricky Grace 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ricky Grace 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ricky Grace 3 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Grace .667 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Grace .000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Grace 1.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Grace 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ricky Grace 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ricky Grace 0.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Grace 0.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ricky Grace 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ricky Grace - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Grace - 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.