Nate Thurmond
Nathaniel Thurmond , "Nate, Nate the Great"
Born: July 25, 1941
Akron, OH USA
Position: C-F
High School: Central Hower
College: Bowling Green
Drafted: 1963, Round 1 Pick 3, #3 Overall
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 225
Career: 1963-64-1976-77
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Nate Thurmond averaged 15.0 points, 15.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in his 964-game career with the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and San Francisco Warriors. He began playing during the 1963-64 season and last took the court during the 1976-77 campaign. Thurmond was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | 76 | 0 | 1966 | 554 | 219 | 173 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 790 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 533 | ||
| 1964-65 | San Francisco Warriors | 77 | 0 | 3173 | 1240 | 519 | 357 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 1395 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 1273 | ||
| 1965-66 | San Francisco Warriors | 73 | 0 | 2891 | 1119 | 454 | 428 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 1312 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 1188 | ||
| 1966-67 | San Francisco Warriors | 65 | 0 | 2761 | 1068 | 467 | 445 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 1382 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 1214 | ||
| 1967-68 | San Francisco Warriors | 51 | 0 | 2222 | 929 | 382 | 438 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 1121 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 1046 | ||
| 1968-69 | San Francisco Warriors | 71 | 0 | 3208 | 1394 | 571 | 621 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 1402 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 1524 | ||
| 1969-70 | San Francisco Warriors | 43 | 0 | 1919 | 824 | 341 | 346 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 762 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 943 | ||
| 1970-71 | San Francisco Warriors | 82 | 0 | 3351 | 1401 | 623 | 541 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 1128 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 1641 | ||
| 1971-72 | Golden State Warriors | 78 | 0 | 3362 | 1454 | 628 | 561 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 1252 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 1673 | ||
| 1972-73 | Golden State Warriors | 79 | 0 | 3419 | 1159 | 517 | 439 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 1349 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 1349 | ||
| 1973-74 | Golden State Warriors | 62 | 0 | 2463 | 694 | 308 | 287 | 191 | 249 | 629 | 878 | 165 | 41 | 179 | 0 | 179 | 807 | ||
| 1974-75 | Chicago Bulls | 80 | 77 | 2756 | 686 | 250 | 224 | 132 | 259 | 645 | 904 | 328 | 46 | 195 | 0 | 271 | 632 | ||
| 1975-76 | Chicago Bulls | 13 | 0 | 260 | 45 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 71 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 48 | ||
| 1975-76 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 65 | 0 | 1133 | 292 | 122 | 105 | 54 | 101 | 243 | 344 | 68 | 18 | 86 | 0 | 145 | 298 | ||
| 1976-77 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 0 | 997 | 246 | 100 | 106 | 68 | 121 | 253 | 374 | 83 | 16 | 81 | 0 | 128 | 268 | ||
| Totals | 964 | 77 | 35881 | 13105 | 5521 | 0 | 0 | 5089 | 3395 | 744 | 1827 | 14464 | 2575 | 125 | 553 | 0 | 2624 | 14437 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | 76 | 0 | 25.9 | 39.5 | 54.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7.0 | |
| 1964-65 | San Francisco Warriors | 77 | 0 | 41.2 | 41.9 | 65.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 16.5 | |
| 1965-66 | San Francisco Warriors | 73 | 0 | 39.6 | 40.6 | 65.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 16.3 | |
| 1966-67 | San Francisco Warriors | 65 | 0 | 42.5 | 43.7 | 62.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 18.7 | |
| 1967-68 | San Francisco Warriors | 51 | 0 | 43.6 | 41.1 | 64.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 20.5 | |
| 1968-69 | San Francisco Warriors | 71 | 0 | 45.2 | 41.0 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 21.5 | |
| 1969-70 | San Francisco Warriors | 43 | 0 | 44.6 | 41.4 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 21.9 | |
| 1970-71 | San Francisco Warriors | 82 | 0 | 40.9 | 44.5 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 20.0 | |
| 1971-72 | Golden State Warriors | 78 | 0 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 21.4 | |
| 1972-73 | Golden State Warriors | 79 | 0 | 43.3 | 44.6 | 71.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 17.1 | |
| 1973-74 | Golden State Warriors | 62 | 0 | 39.7 | 44.4 | 66.6 | 4.0 | 10.1 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 | |
| 1974-75 | Chicago Bulls | 80 | 77 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 58.9 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 7.9 | |
| 1975-76 | Chicago Bulls | 13 | 0 | 20.0 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| 1975-76 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 65 | 0 | 17.4 | 41.8 | 51.4 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | |
| 1976-77 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 0 | 20.3 | 40.7 | 64.2 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.5 | |
| Averages | 964 | 77 | 37.2 | 42.1 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 15.0 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.0 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | 12 | 410 | 96 | 42 | 53 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 120 | ||
| 1966-67 | San Francisco Warriors | 15 | 690 | 215 | 93 | 91 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 238 | ||
| 1968-69 | San Francisco Warriors | 6 | 263 | 102 | 40 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 100 | ||
| 1970-71 | San Francisco Warriors | 5 | 192 | 97 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 88 | ||
| 1971-72 | Golden State Warriors | 5 | 230 | 122 | 53 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 127 | ||
| 1972-73 | Golden State Warriors | 11 | 460 | 161 | 64 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 160 | ||
| 1974-75 | Chicago Bulls | 13 | 254 | 38 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 24 | 63 | 87 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 36 | 46 | ||
| 1975-76 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 13 | 375 | 79 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 38 | 79 | 117 | 28 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 52 | 87 | ||
| 1976-77 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 81 | 2875 | 910 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 208 | 62 | 143 | 1101 | 225 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 266 | 966 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | 12 | 34.2 | 43.8 | 67.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 10.0 | |
| 1966-67 | San Francisco Warriors | 15 | 46.0 | 43.3 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 15.9 | |
| 1968-69 | San Francisco Warriors | 6 | 43.8 | 39.2 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 16.7 | |
| 1970-71 | San Francisco Warriors | 5 | 38.4 | 37.1 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 17.6 | |
| 1971-72 | Golden State Warriors | 5 | 46.0 | 43.4 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 25.4 | |
| 1972-73 | Golden State Warriors | 11 | 41.8 | 39.8 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 14.5 | |
| 1974-75 | Chicago Bulls | 13 | 19.5 | 36.8 | 48.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | |
| 1975-76 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 13 | 28.8 | 46.8 | 40.6 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.7 | |
| 1976-77 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 964 | 35.5 | 41.6 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 13.6 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 11.9 |
Awards
1968 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1970 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1971 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1972 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1973 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
