Earl Boykins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Boykins: 1998-99 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Boykins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Boykins 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Boykins 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Boykins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Boykins 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 Boykins 8.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Boykins 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Boykins 3.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Boykins 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Boykins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Boykins 5,791 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Boykins 877 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Boykins 2,092 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Earl Boykins 390 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Earl Boykins 34 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Earl Boykins 652 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Boykins .417 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Boykins .348 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Boykins .876 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Boykins 14.6 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Boykins 2.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Boykins 4.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Boykins 1.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Boykins 0.1 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Boykins 12.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Boykins 1.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Boykins 3.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Boykins 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Boykins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Boykins 193 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Boykins 24 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Boykins 58 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Earl Boykins 13 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Earl Boykins 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Earl Boykins 15 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Boykins .389 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Boykins .225 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Boykins .837 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Boykins 14.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Boykins 2.4 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Boykins 4.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Boykins 1.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Boykins 0.2 (2005) 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.