Giff Roux vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Giff Roux 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

Giff Roux

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Giff Roux 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Giff Roux 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Giff Roux 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Giff Roux 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Giff Roux 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Giff Roux 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Giff Roux 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Giff Roux 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Giff Roux 617 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Giff Roux 49 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Giff Roux 151 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Giff Roux .280 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Giff Roux .511 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Giff Roux 5.9 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Giff Roux 0.4 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Giff Roux 3.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Giff Roux 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Giff Roux 29 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Giff Roux 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Giff Roux 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Giff Roux .245 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Giff Roux .333 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Giff Roux 7.3 (1947) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Giff Roux 0.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Giff Roux - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Giff Roux - 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.