Rudy Gay vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gay 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.