Earl Gardner vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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.