Tari Eason vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tari Eason 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

Tari Eason

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tari Eason: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tari Eason 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tari Eason 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tari Eason 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tari Eason 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tari Eason 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tari Eason 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tari Eason 9.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tari Eason 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tari Eason 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tari Eason 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tari Eason 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tari Eason 975 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tari Eason 649 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tari Eason 115 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tari Eason 127 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tari Eason 66 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tari Eason 104 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tari Eason .452 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tari Eason .347 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tari Eason .730 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tari Eason 9.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tari Eason 7.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tari Eason 1.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tari Eason 1.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tari Eason 0.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tari Eason 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tari Eason - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tari Eason - 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.