Emoni Bates vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Emoni Bates 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

Emoni Bates

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Emoni Bates: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Emoni Bates 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Emoni Bates 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Emoni Bates 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Emoni Bates 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Emoni Bates 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Emoni Bates 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Emoni Bates 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Emoni Bates 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Emoni Bates 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Emoni Bates 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Emoni Bates 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Emoni Bates 41 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Emoni Bates 14 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Emoni Bates 10 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Emoni Bates 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Emoni Bates 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Emoni Bates 15 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Emoni Bates .306 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Emoni Bates .303 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Emoni Bates .250 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Emoni Bates 2.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Emoni Bates 0.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Emoni Bates 0.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Emoni Bates 0.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Emoni Bates 0.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Emoni Bates 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Emoni Bates - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Emoni Bates - 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.