CJ Elleby vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and CJ Elleby 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

CJ Elleby

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
CJ Elleby: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships CJ Elleby 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons CJ Elleby 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played CJ Elleby 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games CJ Elleby 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team CJ Elleby 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) CJ Elleby 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game CJ Elleby 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game CJ Elleby 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game CJ Elleby 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game CJ Elleby 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game CJ Elleby 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points CJ Elleby 407 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds CJ Elleby 259 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists CJ Elleby 97 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals CJ Elleby 41 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks CJ Elleby 22 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games CJ Elleby 88 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage CJ Elleby .390 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage CJ Elleby .275 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage CJ Elleby .717 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game CJ Elleby 5.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game CJ Elleby 3.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game CJ Elleby 1.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game CJ Elleby 0.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game CJ Elleby 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game CJ Elleby 1.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game CJ Elleby 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points CJ Elleby 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds CJ Elleby 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists CJ Elleby 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals CJ Elleby 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks CJ Elleby 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games CJ Elleby 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage CJ Elleby .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage CJ Elleby - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage CJ Elleby - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game CJ Elleby 1.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game CJ Elleby 0.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 (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.