Thomas Gardner vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Thomas Gardner 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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Thomas Gardner 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) 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.