Pau Gasol vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Pau Gasol 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.