Nate Thurmond FC

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jul 25, 1941 (Passed away Jul 16, 2016, aged 74)

Birthplace/Hometown: Akron, Ohio

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-11 (211cm)     Weight: 225 (102kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1963 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 3, Golden State Warriors

Pre-Draft Team: Bowling Green (Sr)

High School: Akron Central High School [Akron, Ohio]


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NBA

15 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, 2x All-NBA Defensive 1st, 7x All-Star, #42 retired by CLE, #42 retired by GOS

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1963-64 GOS 76 - 25.9 7.01 2.88 7.29 .395 - - - 1.25 2.28 .549 - - 10.39 1.13 - - - 2.42
1964-65 GOS 77 - 41.2 16.53 6.74 16.10 .419 - - - 3.05 4.64 .658 - - 18.12 2.04 - - - 3.01
1965-66 GOS 73 - 39.6 16.27 6.22 15.33 .406 - - - 3.84 5.86 .654 - - 17.97 1.52 - - - 3.05
1966-67 GOS 65 - 42.5 18.68 7.18 16.43 .437 - - - 4.31 6.85 .629 - - 21.26 2.55 - - - 2.82
1967-68 GOS 51 - 43.6 20.51 7.49 18.22 .411 - - - 5.53 8.59 .644 - - 21.98 4.22 - - - 2.69
1968-69 GOS 71 - 45.2 21.46 8.04 19.63 .410 - - - 5.38 8.75 .615 - - 19.75 3.56 - - - 2.41
1969-70 GOS 43 - 44.6 21.93 7.93 19.16 .414 - - - 6.07 8.05 .754 - - 17.72 3.49 - - - 2.56
1970-71 GOS 82 - 40.9 20.01 7.60 17.09 .445 - - - 4.82 6.60 .730 - - 13.76 3.13 - - - 2.34
1971-72 GOS 78 - 43.1 21.45 8.05 18.64 .432 - - - 5.35 7.19 .743 - - 16.05 2.95 - - - 2.74
1972-73 GOS 79 - 43.3 17.08 6.54 14.67 .446 - - - 3.99 5.56 .718 - - 17.08 3.54 - - - 3.04
1973-74 GOS 62 - 39.7 13.02 4.97 11.19 .444 - - - 3.08 4.63 .666 4.02 10.15 14.16 2.66 0.66 2.89 - 2.89
1974-75 CHI 80 - 34.5 7.90 3.12 8.57 .364 - - - 1.65 2.80 .589 3.24 8.06 11.30 4.10 0.57 2.44 - 3.39
1975-76 * All Teams 78 - 17.9 4.44 1.82 4.32 .421 - - - 0.79 1.58 .504 1.47 3.85 5.32 1.21 0.28 1.26 - 2.05
1975-76 * CLE 65 - 17.4 4.58 1.88 4.49 .418 - - - 0.83 1.62 .514 1.55 3.74 5.29 1.05 0.28 1.32 - 2.23
1975-76 * CHI 13 - 20.0 3.69 1.54 3.46 .444 - - - 0.62 1.38 .444 1.08 4.38 5.46 2.00 0.31 0.92 - 1.15
1976-77 CLE 49 - 20.3 5.47 2.04 5.02 .407 - - - 1.39 2.16 .642 2.47 5.16 7.63 1.69 0.33 1.65 - 2.61
CAREER   964 - 37.2 14.98 5.73 13.59 .421 - - - 3.52 5.28 .667 2.77 6.79 15.00 2.67 0.46 2.06 - 2.72

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1963-64 GOS 76 - 1,966 533 219 554 .395 - - - 95 173 .549 - - 790 86 - - - 184
1964-65 GOS 77 - 3,173 1,273 519 1,240 .419 - - - 235 357 .658 - - 1,395 157 - - - 232
1965-66 GOS 73 - 2,891 1,188 454 1,119 .406 - - - 280 428 .654 - - 1,312 111 - - - 223
1966-67 GOS 65 - 2,761 1,214 467 1,068 .437 - - - 280 445 .629 - - 1,382 166 - - - 183
1967-68 GOS 51 - 2,222 1,046 382 929 .411 - - - 282 438 .644 - - 1,121 215 - - - 137
1968-69 GOS 71 - 3,208 1,524 571 1,394 .410 - - - 382 621 .615 - - 1,402 253 - - - 171
1969-70 GOS 43 - 1,919 943 341 824 .414 - - - 261 346 .754 - - 762 150 - - - 110
1970-71 GOS 82 - 3,351 1,641 623 1,401 .445 - - - 395 541 .730 - - 1,128 257 - - - 192
1971-72 GOS 78 - 3,362 1,673 628 1,454 .432 - - - 417 561 .743 - - 1,252 230 - - - 214
1972-73 GOS 79 - 3,419 1,349 517 1,159 .446 - - - 315 439 .718 - - 1,349 280 - - - 240
1973-74 GOS 62 - 2,463 807 308 694 .444 - - - 191 287 .666 249 629 878 165 41 179 - 179
1974-75 CHI 80 - 2,756 632 250 686 .364 - - - 132 224 .589 259 645 904 328 46 195 - 271
1975-76 * All Teams 78 - 1,393 346 142 337 .421 - - - 62 123 .504 115 300 415 94 22 98 - 160
1975-76 * CLE 65 - 1,133 298 122 292 .418 - - - 54 105 .514 101 243 344 68 18 86 - 145
1975-76 * CHI 13 - 260 48 20 45 .444 - - - 8 18 .444 14 57 71 26 4 12 - 15
1976-77 CLE 49 - 997 268 100 246 .407 - - - 68 106 .642 121 253 374 83 16 81 - 128
CAREER   964 - 35,881 14,437 5,521 13,105 .421 - - - 3,395 5,089 .667 744 1,827 14,464 2,575 125 553 - 2,624

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1963-64 GOS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .090 - - 0.31 46 29 .613 -0.90 4.40 3.50
1964-65 GOS 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 - - 0.29 17 60 .221 1.00 5.10 6.10
1965-66 GOS 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 - - 0.38 32 40 .444 0.30 4.00 4.30
1966-67 GOS 65 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .166 - - 0.42 38 27 .585 1.70 5.60 7.20
1967-68 GOS 51 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 - - 0.47 32 19 .627 0.50 4.70 5.20
1968-69 GOS 71 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .241 - - 0.45 38 33 .535 0.50 6.10 6.50
1969-70 GOS 43 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 - - 0.42 21 22 .488 0.70 3.00 3.70
1970-71 GOS 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .255 - - 0.39 41 41 .500 3.80 3.40 7.20
1971-72 GOS 78 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .247 - - 0.39 49 29 .628 2.60 6.40 9.00
1972-73 GOS 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 - - 0.38 46 33 .582 3.20 6.70 9.90
1973-74 GOS 62 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 - - 0.41 35 27 .565 2.60 3.40 6.00
1974-75 CHI 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 - - 0.33 45 35 .563 -0.80 5.40 4.70
1975-76 * All Teams 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .072 - - 0.36 46 32 .590 0.20 2.20 2.40
1975-76 * CLE 65 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 - - 0.36 43 22 .662 0.10 1.90 1.90
1975-76 * CHI 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .015 - - 0.40 3 10 .231 0.10 0.40 0.40
1976-77 CLE 49 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 - - 0.43 27 22 .551 0.50 1.80 2.30
CAREER   964 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .155 - - 0.39 513 449 .533 15.70 60.00 75.60

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1963-64 GOS 76 - .423 .395 - - - - - - - - 94.44 - 0.96 - - 11.63
1964-65 GOS 77 - .456 .419 - - - 7.12 - - - - 107.68 - 1.03 - - 15.88
1965-66 GOS 73 - .454 .406 - - - 5.00 - - - - 105.99 - 1.06 - - 14.89
1966-67 GOS 65 - .480 .437 - - - 7.48 - - - - 106.65 - 1.14 - - 17.07
1967-68 GOS 51 - .466 .411 - - - 12.99 - - - - 105.50 - 1.13 - - 18.39
1968-69 GOS 71 - .457 .410 - - - 11.60 - - - - 102.47 - 1.09 - - 18.00
1969-70 GOS 43 - .483 .414 - - - 10.88 - - - - 116.82 - 1.14 - - 17.78
1970-71 GOS 82 - .501 .445 - - - 11.11 - - - - 117.48 - 1.17 - - 17.96
1971-72 GOS 78 - .492 .432 - - - 9.84 - - - - 117.52 - 1.15 - - 18.16
1972-73 GOS 79 - .499 .446 - - - 10.36 - - - - 116.36 - 1.16 - - 17.05
1973-74 GOS 62 - .492 .444 9.76 23.61 16.84 8.18 - 0.73 3.58 - 110.93 - 1.16 - 95.2 15.00
1974-75 CHI 80 - .403 .364 9.95 24.53 17.28 16.86 - 0.80 3.98 - 95.37 - 0.92 - 90.6 13.38
1975-76 * All Teams 78 - .442 .421 8.14 22.98 15.27 8.82 - 0.75 3.90 - 92.54 - 1.03 - 93.8 11.98
1975-76 * CLE 65 - .441 .418 8.86 22.82 15.61 7.74 - 0.75 4.18 - 93.21 - 1.02 - 93.5 12.11
1975-76 * CHI 13 - .454 .444 5.09 23.72 13.78 14.12 - 0.74 2.63 - 88.89 - 1.07 - 95.7 11.40
1976-77 CLE 49 - .458 .407 11.93 26.66 19.05 10.78 - 0.76 4.42 - 104.80 - 1.09 - 93.5 14.40
CAREER   964 - .470 .421 9.66 24.75 17.05 10.05 - 0.77 3.94 - 108.84 - 1.10 - 93.4 16.18

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NBA Transactions

Apr 30, 1963 - The San Francisco Warriors selected Nate Thurmond in Round 1 with Pick 3 in the 1963 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1963 - Nate Thurmond signed a multi-year contract with the San Francisco Warriors.
Jul 1, 1972 - Nate Thurmond, previously with the Golden State Warriors, became a free agent.
Sep 15, 1972 - Nate Thurmond signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors.
Sep 3, 1974 - Nate Thurmond was acquired by the Chicago Bulls from the Golden State Warriors in a trade.
Nov 27, 1975 - Nate Thurmond was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Chicago Bulls in a trade.
Jul 1, 1977 - Nate Thurmond, previously with the Cleveland Cavaliers, became a free agent.
Jul 16, 2016 - Nate Thurmond passed away. He was 74 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
All-NBA Defensive First Team - 1969, 1971
All-NBA Defensive Second Team - 1972, 1973, 1974
All-Rookie First Team - 1964

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1963-64 GOS 12 - 34.2 10.00 3.50 8.00 .438 - - - 3.00 4.42 .679 - - 12.33 0.83 - - - 3.83
1966-67 GOS 15 - 46.0 15.87 6.20 14.33 .433 - - - 3.47 6.07 .571 - - 23.07 3.13 - - - 3.47
1968-69 GOS 6 - 43.8 16.67 6.67 17.00 .392 - - - 3.33 5.67 .588 - - 19.50 4.67 - - - 3.00
1970-71 GOS 5 - 38.4 17.60 7.20 19.40 .371 - - - 3.20 4.00 .800 - - 10.20 3.00 - - - 4.00
1971-72 GOS 5 - 46.0 25.40 10.60 24.40 .434 - - - 4.20 5.60 .750 - - 17.80 5.20 - - - 2.40
1972-73 GOS 11 - 41.8 14.55 5.82 14.64 .398 - - - 2.91 3.64 .800 - - 13.18 3.64 - - - 2.73
1974-75 CHI 13 - 19.5 3.54 1.08 2.92 .368 - - - 1.38 2.85 .486 1.85 4.85 6.69 2.38 0.38 1.62 - 2.77
1975-76 CLE 13 - 28.8 6.69 2.85 6.08 .468 - - - 1.00 2.46 .406 2.92 6.08 9.00 2.15 0.46 2.23 - 4.00
1976-77 CLE 1 - 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 .000 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 - 0.00
CAREER   81 - 35.5 11.93 4.68 11.23 .416 - - - 2.57 4.14 .621 2.30 5.30 13.59 2.78 0.41 1.89 - 3.28

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1963-64 GOS 12 - 410 120 42 96 .438 - - - 36 53 .679 - - 148 10 - - - 46
1966-67 GOS 15 - 690 238 93 215 .433 - - - 52 91 .571 - - 346 47 - - - 52
1968-69 GOS 6 - 263 100 40 102 .392 - - - 20 34 .588 - - 117 28 - - - 18
1970-71 GOS 5 - 192 88 36 97 .371 - - - 16 20 .800 - - 51 15 - - - 20
1971-72 GOS 5 - 230 127 53 122 .434 - - - 21 28 .750 - - 89 26 - - - 12
1972-73 GOS 11 - 460 160 64 161 .398 - - - 32 40 .800 - - 145 40 - - - 30
1974-75 CHI 13 - 254 46 14 38 .368 - - - 18 37 .486 24 63 87 31 5 21 - 36
1975-76 CLE 13 - 375 87 37 79 .468 - - - 13 32 .406 38 79 117 28 6 29 - 52
1976-77 CLE 1 - 1 0 0 0 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 0
CAREER   81 - 2,875 966 379 910 .416 - - - 208 335 .621 62 143 1,101 225 11 51 - 266

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1963-64 GOS 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 - - 0.55 5 7 .417 0.40 0.70 1.20
1966-67 GOS 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 - - 0.42 9 6 .600 0.40 1.40 1.80
1968-69 GOS 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 - - 0.33 2 4 .333 -0.10 0.60 0.50
1970-71 GOS 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 - - 0.21 1 4 .200 -0.20 - -0.20
1971-72 GOS 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .401 - - 0.23 1 4 .200 0.10 0.20 0.40
1972-73 GOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 - - 0.25 5 6 .455 - 0.50 0.50
1974-75 CHI 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094 - - 0.97 7 6 .538 -0.10 0.60 0.40
1975-76 CLE 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 - - 0.41 6 7 .462 0.10 0.80 0.90
1976-77 CLE 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - - 0.00 1 0 1.000 - - -
CAREER   81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 - - 0.37 37 44 .457 0.50 4.00 4.60

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1963-64 GOS 12 - .503 .438 - - - 3.16 - - - - 111.67 - 1.25 - - 10.87
1966-67 GOS 15 - .467 .433 - - - 8.15 - - - - 100.40 - 1.11 - - 15.14
1968-69 GOS 6 - .427 .392 - - - 17.60 - - - - 98.04 - 0.98 - - 15.94
1970-71 GOS 5 - .416 .371 - - - 13.20 - - - - 117.11 - 0.91 - - 12.43
1971-72 GOS 5 - .473 .434 - - - 19.15 - - - - 118.44 - 1.04 - - 20.07
1972-73 GOS 11 - .448 .398 - - - 12.36 - - - - 119.75 - 0.99 - - 13.76
1974-75 CHI 13 - .424 .368 9.70 26.05 17.78 17.36 - 0.97 4.70 - 85.49 - 1.21 - 88.8 13.47
1975-76 CLE 13 - .467 .468 10.33 23.58 16.65 10.87 - 0.79 4.53 - 87.46 - 1.10 - 90.6 13.43
1976-77 CLE 1 - .000 .000 - 107.46 47.52 - - - 58.06 - 0.00 - 0.00 - 25.4 42.15
CAREER   81 - .457 .416 9.86 24.57 16.93 12.42 - 0.85 4.67 - 103.74 - 1.06 - 89.8 14.36

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1965, 1973, 1974

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1965 West 1 - 10 0 0 2 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 0 - - - 1
1966 West 1 - 33 7 3 16 .188 - - - 1 3 .333 - - 16 1 - - - 1
1967 West 1 - 42 16 7 16 .438 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 18 0 - - - 1
1973 West 1 - 14 4 2 5 .400 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 1 - - - 2
1974 West 1 - 5 4 2 4 .500 - - - 0 1 .000 1 2 3 0 0 0 - 0
TOTAL   5 - 104 31 14 43 .326 - - - 3 8 .375 1 43 44 2 0 0 - 5
AVERAGES   5 - 20.8 6.20 2.80 8.60 .326 - - - 0.60 1.60 .375 0.20 8.60 8.80 0.40 0.00 0.00 - 1.00

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NCAA

College: Bowling Green (1963)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1959-60 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1960-61 Bowling Green So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1961-62 Bowling Green Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1962-63 Bowling Green Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1963
UPI All-American Second Team - 1963
NEA All-American First Team - 1963


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Nate Thurmond?

Nate Thurmond is 82 years old.

What is the height of Nate Thurmond?

Nate Thurmond is 6-11 (211cm) tall.

What is the weight of Nate Thurmond?

Nate Thurmond is 225 lbs (102kg).

What is the birthday of Nate Thurmond?

Nate Thurmond was born on Jul 25, 1941.

What position does Nate Thurmond play?

Nate Thurmond plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Nate Thurmond?

Nate Thurmond was drafted out of Bowling Green.

What high school did Nate Thurmond attend?

Nate Thurmond attended Akron Central High School in Akron, Ohio.

What nationality is Nate Thurmond?

Nate Thurmond has a United States nationality.

Where was Nate Thurmond born?

Nate Thurmond was born in Akron, Ohio.

How many NBA seasons has Nate Thurmond played?

Nate Thurmond played 14 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Nate Thurmond?

Nate Thurmond had career averages 15.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.6 blocks in 964 games.

What are the career totals of Nate Thurmond?

Nate Thurmond had career totals of 14,437 points, 14,464 rebounds, 2,575 assists, 553 blocks, 125 steals in 964 games.

How many teams has Nate Thurmond been on?

Nate Thurmond played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors.

When was Nate Thurmond drafted?

Nate Thurmond was drafted in the 1st round (#4 overall) of the 1963 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors.

What is Nate Thurmond's career high in points?

Nate Thurmond averaged a career high 21.9 points per game in 1969-1970.

What is Nate Thurmond's career high in rebounds?

Nate Thurmond averaged a career high 22.0 rebounds per game in 1967-1968.

What is Nate Thurmond's career high in assists?

Nate Thurmond averaged a career high 4.2 assists per game in 1967-1968.

What is the career PER of Nate Thurmond's?

Nate Thurmond had a career PER of 16.2.

Is Nate Thurmond in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Nate Thurmond was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.

How many times did Nate Thurmond win All-NBA Defensive First Team?

Nate Thurmond won All-NBA Defensive 1st 2 times.

How many All-Star teams has Nate Thurmond been on?

Nate Thurmond is a 7x All-Star.

Is Nate Thurmond's jersey retired?

Nate Thurmond's #42 jersey was retired by the Cleveland Cavaliers and #42 jersey was retired by the Golden State Warriors.