Nate Thurmond
Career averages
15.9PPG
16.2RPG
2.8APG
690 games · 10 seasons
At a glance
GSW hubCareer snapshot
10Seasons
690Games
10,964Career points
16.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 610 games · 1963-64 to 1973-74
Honors and awards14 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
5×
All-Defense Team1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1968
7×
All-Star Selection1973, 1972, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964
1×
All-Rookie Team1963
Career highsSingle season
21.9PPG · 1969-70 · GSW
22.0RPG · 1967-68 · GSW
4.2APG · 1967-68 · GSW
18.7PER · 1971-72 · GSW
9.9Win shares · 1972-73 · GSW
Draft1963
1Round
3Overall pick
From Bowling Green
Position rank1974-75
#18PPG rank
#17PER rank
#11Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 35 Center players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | GSW | 76 | 0 | 25.9 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 54.9 | - | - |
| 1964-65 | GSW | 77 | 0 | 41.2 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 65.8 | - | - |
| 1965-66 | GSW | 73 | 0 | 39.6 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 65.4 | - | - |
| 1967-68 | GSW | 51 | 0 | 43.6 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 64.4 | - | - |
| 1968-69 | GSW | 71 | 0 | 45.2 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 61.5 | - | - |
| 1969-70 | GSW | 43 | 0 | 44.6 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 75.4 | - | - |
| 1971-72 | GSW | 78 | 0 | 43.1 | 21.4 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.2 | 0.0 | 74.3 | 18.7 | 9.0 |
| 1972-73 | GSW | 79 | 0 | 43.3 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 71.8 | 17.3 | 9.9 |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 62 | 0 | 39.7 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 66.6 | 15.0 | 6.0 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 80 | 0 | 34.5 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 58.9 | 13.4 | 4.7 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1974 | Golden State Warriors | Chicago Bulls | |
All entries are season change.
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About Nate Thurmond
Nathaniel Thurmond was an American professional basketball player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors franchise. He played the center and power forward positions. Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record an official quadruple-double. In 1965, he grabbed 42 rebounds in a game; only Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell recorded more rebounds in an NBA game. Thurmond was named a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985, one of the 50 Greatest Players in