Elijah Hughes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Elijah Hughes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elijah Hughes: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Elijah Hughes 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Elijah Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Elijah Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Hughes 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 Hughes 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Hughes 157 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Elijah Hughes 67 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Elijah Hughes 28 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Elijah Hughes 15 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Elijah Hughes 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Elijah Hughes 54 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Hughes .328 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Hughes .769 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes 3.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes 1.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Elijah Hughes 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Hughes - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes - 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.