Earl Evans vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Evans: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Evans 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Evans 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Evans 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Evans 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

Rebounds Per Game Earl Evans 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Evans 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Evans 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Evans 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Evans 157 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Evans 75 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Evans 37 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Earl Evans 14 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Earl Evans 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Earl Evans 36 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Evans .450 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Evans .389 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Evans .571 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Evans 4.4 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Evans 2.1 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Evans 1.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Evans 0.4 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Evans 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Earl Evans 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Evans - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Evans - 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.