Jorge Garbajosa vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jorge Garbajosa 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

Jorge Garbajosa

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jorge Garbajosa: 2006-07 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jorge Garbajosa 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jorge Garbajosa 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jorge Garbajosa 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jorge Garbajosa 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jorge Garbajosa 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jorge Garbajosa 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 8.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jorge Garbajosa 589 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jorge Garbajosa 345 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jorge Garbajosa 128 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jorge Garbajosa 81 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jorge Garbajosa 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jorge Garbajosa 74 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jorge Garbajosa .415 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jorge Garbajosa .344 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jorge Garbajosa .731 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 8.5 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 4.9 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 1.9 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 1.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jorge Garbajosa 0.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jorge Garbajosa 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jorge Garbajosa - 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.