Billy Garrett vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Billy Garrett 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

Billy Garrett

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Garrett: 2018-19 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Garrett 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Billy Garrett 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Billy Garrett 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Billy Garrett 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Garrett 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Garrett 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Garrett 6.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Garrett 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Billy Garrett 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Billy Garrett 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Garrett 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Garrett 26 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Billy Garrett 3 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Billy Garrett 7 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Billy Garrett 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Billy Garrett 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Billy Garrett 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Garrett .407 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Billy Garrett .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Garrett 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Garrett 6.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Garrett 0.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Billy Garrett 1.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Billy Garrett 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Garrett 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Billy Garrett 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Garrett - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Garrett - 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.