Elijah Harkless vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Elijah Harkless 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Elijah Harkless: 2024-25 to 2024-25
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Harkless 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Elijah Harkless 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Elijah Harkless 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Elijah Harkless 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Elijah Harkless 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Harkless 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Harkless 32 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Elijah Harkless 21 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Elijah Harkless 8 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Elijah Harkless 10 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Elijah Harkless 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Elijah Harkless 10 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Harkless .314 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Elijah Harkless .280 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Harkless .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless 3.2 (2025) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless 2.1 (2025) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.8 (2025) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 (2025) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.1 (2025) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Elijah Harkless 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless - 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.