Gary Alcorn vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gary Alcorn 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

Gary Alcorn

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Alcorn: 1959-60 to 1960-61
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Alcorn 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gary Alcorn 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gary Alcorn 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gary Alcorn 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Alcorn 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Alcorn 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Alcorn 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Alcorn 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gary Alcorn 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Alcorn 261 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gary Alcorn 329 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gary Alcorn 24 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gary Alcorn 78 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Alcorn .293 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Alcorn .598 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Alcorn 4.0 (1960) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Alcorn 4.8 (1960) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Alcorn 0.4 (1960) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gary Alcorn 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gary Alcorn - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Alcorn - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Alcorn - 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.