Ed Rains vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ed Rains 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

Ed Rains

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Rains: 1981-82 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Rains 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ed Rains 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ed Rains 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ed Rains 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Rains 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Rains 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Rains 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Rains 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ed Rains 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ed Rains 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Rains 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Rains 287 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ed Rains 124 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ed Rains 62 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ed Rains 28 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ed Rains 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ed Rains 83 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Rains .423 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ed Rains .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Rains .626 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Rains 3.9 (1982) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Rains 1.6 (1982) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ed Rains 0.8 (1982) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ed Rains 0.4 (1982) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Rains 0.0 (1982) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Rains 1.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ed Rains 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ed Rains 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ed Rains 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Rains 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Rains 14 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ed Rains 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ed Rains 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ed Rains 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ed Rains 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ed Rains 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Rains .455 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ed Rains .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Rains .444 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Rains 2.0 (1982) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Rains 1.6 (1982) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ed Rains 0.3 (1983) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Rains 0.2 (1982) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Rains 0.0 (1983) 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.