Elijah Bryant vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Elijah Bryant 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

Elijah Bryant

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elijah Bryant: 2020-21 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Bryant 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Elijah Bryant 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Elijah Bryant 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Elijah Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Elijah Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Bryant 16.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Bryant 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Elijah Bryant 3.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Elijah Bryant 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Bryant 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Bryant 16 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Elijah Bryant 6 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Elijah Bryant 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Elijah Bryant 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Elijah Bryant 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Elijah Bryant 1 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Bryant .462 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Elijah Bryant .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Bryant 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Bryant 16.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Bryant 6.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elijah Bryant 3.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elijah Bryant 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Bryant 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Bryant 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Bryant 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Elijah Bryant 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Elijah Bryant 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Bryant 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Bryant 14 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Elijah Bryant 12 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Elijah Bryant 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Elijah Bryant 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Elijah Bryant 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Elijah Bryant 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Bryant .350 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Elijah Bryant .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Bryant - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Bryant 1.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Bryant 1.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elijah Bryant 0.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elijah Bryant 0.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Bryant 0.1 (2021) 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.