Gorgui Dieng vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gorgui Dieng 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

Gorgui Dieng

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gorgui Dieng: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gorgui Dieng 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gorgui Dieng 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gorgui Dieng 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gorgui Dieng 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gorgui Dieng 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gorgui Dieng 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gorgui Dieng 7.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gorgui Dieng 5.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gorgui Dieng 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gorgui Dieng 4,591 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gorgui Dieng 3,534 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gorgui Dieng 837 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gorgui Dieng 468 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gorgui Dieng 549 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gorgui Dieng 628 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gorgui Dieng .496 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gorgui Dieng .355 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gorgui Dieng .791 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gorgui Dieng 10.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gorgui Dieng 8.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gorgui Dieng 2.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gorgui Dieng 1.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gorgui Dieng 1.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gorgui Dieng 2.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gorgui Dieng 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gorgui Dieng 20 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gorgui Dieng 21 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gorgui Dieng 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gorgui Dieng 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gorgui Dieng 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gorgui Dieng 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gorgui Dieng .350 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gorgui Dieng .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gorgui Dieng .800 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gorgui Dieng 3.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gorgui Dieng 3.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.8 (2018) 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.