Earl Cureton vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 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 Cureton 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.