Rodney McGruder vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rodney McGruder 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

Rodney McGruder

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney McGruder 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rodney McGruder 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rodney McGruder 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rodney McGruder 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodney McGruder 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney McGruder 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 1,825 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 884 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 381 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 161 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 50 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rodney McGruder 317 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .420 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .360 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder .672 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 8 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rodney McGruder 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .444 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) 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.