Gus Bailey vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Gus Bailey 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

Gus Bailey

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Bailey: 1974-75 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Bailey 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Gus Bailey 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Gus Bailey 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Gus Bailey 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Gus Bailey 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 389 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 244 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Gus Bailey 168 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Gus Bailey 56 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 43 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 147 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .406 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey 1.000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .510 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 3.2 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 (1975) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.4 (1976) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.5 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 45 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 19 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Gus Bailey 16 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Gus Bailey 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .900 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 (1975) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) 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. 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.