Earl Clark vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Clark: 2009-10 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Clark 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Clark 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Clark 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Clark 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Clark 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 Clark 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Clark 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Clark 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Clark 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Clark 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Clark 1,138 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Clark 778 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Clark 134 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Earl Clark 83 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Earl Clark 136 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Earl Clark 261 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Clark .403 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Clark .328 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Clark .664 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Clark 7.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Clark 5.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Clark 1.1 (2013) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Clark 0.6 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Clark 0.7 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Clark 3.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Clark 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Clark 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Clark 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Clark 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Clark 46 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Clark 53 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Clark 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Earl Clark 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Earl Clark 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Earl Clark 15 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Clark .358 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Clark .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Clark .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Clark 4.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Clark 6.6 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Clark 1.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Clark 1.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Clark 1.0 (2012) 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.