Earl Tatum vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Earl Tatum 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

Earl Tatum

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Tatum 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Tatum 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Tatum 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Tatum 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Tatum 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Tatum 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 9.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 2,508 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 682 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Tatum 507 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Earl Tatum 319 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 101 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 262 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .459 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum .333 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .746 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 150 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 54 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Tatum 27 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Earl Tatum 15 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977) 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. 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.