Taylor Griffin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Taylor Griffin 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

Taylor Griffin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Taylor Griffin: 2009-10 to 2009-10
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Taylor Griffin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Taylor Griffin 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Taylor Griffin 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Taylor Griffin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Taylor Griffin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Taylor Griffin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Taylor Griffin 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Taylor Griffin 0.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Taylor Griffin 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Taylor Griffin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Taylor Griffin 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Taylor Griffin 10 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Taylor Griffin 2 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Taylor Griffin 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Taylor Griffin 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Taylor Griffin 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Taylor Griffin 8 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Taylor Griffin .400 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Taylor Griffin .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Taylor Griffin .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Taylor Griffin 1.3 (2010) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Taylor Griffin 0.3 (2010) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Taylor Griffin 0.1 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Taylor Griffin 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Taylor Griffin 0.3 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Taylor Griffin 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Taylor Griffin - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Taylor Griffin - 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.