Nate Thurmond

CLE

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Draft1963 · #3

Biography

About Nate Thurmond

Nate Thurmond is a retired NBA C whose career spanned 14 seasons, ending in 1976-77 with CLE. Over 964 career games, Nate Thurmond averaged 15.0 points, 15.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

Draft Info

Drafted 1963 · Round 1, Pick 3 (#3 overall) · San Francisco Warriors

Career Averages

15.0 PTS

15.0 REB

2.7 AST

0.5 STL

Awards & Honors

7x All-Star

Honours: official NBA awards record, as of 2026-10-07.

Season Stats — Career Table

Season Stats

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%
1963-64	SFW	76	7.0	10.4	1.1	—	—	39.5%
1964-65	SFW	77	16.5	18.1	2.0	—	—	41.9%
1965-66	SFW	73	16.3	18.0	1.5	—	—	40.6%
1966-67	SFW	65	18.7	21.3	2.6	—	—	43.7%
1967-68	SFW	51	20.5	22.0	4.2	—	—	41.1%
1968-69	SFW	71	21.5	19.7	3.6	—	—	41.0%
1969-70	SFW	43	21.9	17.7	3.5	—	—	41.4%
1970-71	SFW	82	20.0	13.8	3.1	—	—	44.5%
1971-72	GSW	78	21.4	16.1	2.9	—	—	43.2%
1972-73	GSW	79	17.1	17.1	3.5	—	—	44.6%
1973-74	GSW	62	13.0	14.2	2.7	0.7	2.9	44.4%
1974-75	CHI	80	7.9	11.3	4.1	0.6	2.4	36.4%
1975-76	TOT	78	4.4	5.3	1.2	0.3	1.3	42.1%
1976-77	CLE	49	5.5	7.6	1.7	0.3	1.7	40.7%

1963-64 SFW 76 GP

PTS 7.0
REB 10.4
AST 1.1
STL —
BLK —
FG% 39.5%
1964-65 SFW 77 GP

PTS 16.5
REB 18.1
AST 2.0
STL —
BLK —
FG% 41.9%
1965-66 SFW 73 GP

PTS 16.3
REB 18.0
AST 1.5
STL —
BLK —
FG% 40.6%
1966-67 SFW 65 GP

PTS 18.7
REB 21.3
AST 2.6
STL —
BLK —
FG% 43.7%
1967-68 SFW 51 GP

PTS 20.5
REB 22.0
AST 4.2
STL —
BLK —
FG% 41.1%
1968-69 SFW 71 GP

PTS 21.5
REB 19.7
AST 3.6
STL —
BLK —
FG% 41.0%
1969-70 SFW 43 GP

PTS 21.9
REB 17.7
AST 3.5
STL —
BLK —
FG% 41.4%
1970-71 SFW 82 GP

PTS 20.0
REB 13.8
AST 3.1
STL —
BLK —
FG% 44.5%
1971-72 GSW 78 GP

PTS 21.4
REB 16.1
AST 2.9
STL —
BLK —
FG% 43.2%
1972-73 GSW 79 GP

PTS 17.1
REB 17.1
AST 3.5
STL —
BLK —
FG% 44.6%
1973-74 GSW 62 GP

PTS 13.0
REB 14.2
AST 2.7
STL 0.7
BLK 2.9
FG% 44.4%
1974-75 CHI 80 GP

PTS 7.9
REB 11.3
AST 4.1
STL 0.6
BLK 2.4
FG% 36.4%
1975-76 TOT 78 GP

PTS 4.4
REB 5.3
AST 1.2
STL 0.3
BLK 1.3
FG% 42.1%
1976-77 CLE 49 GP

PTS 5.5
REB 7.6
AST 1.7
STL 0.3
BLK 1.7
FG% 40.7%

— = not recorded by the league in that season (for example rebounds before 1950-51, steals and blocks before 1973-74).