Festus Ezeli vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Festus Ezeli 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

Festus Ezeli

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Festus Ezeli 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) 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.