James Ennis III vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and James Ennis III 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

James Ennis III

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Ennis III: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Ennis III 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Ennis III 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Ennis III 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Ennis III 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Ennis III 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Ennis III 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Ennis III 6.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ennis III 2,629 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Ennis III 1,306 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Ennis III 373 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Ennis III 244 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Ennis III 113 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Ennis III 395 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ennis III .457 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Ennis III .360 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Ennis III .797 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ennis III 8.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 4.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Ennis III 7.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 4.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ennis III 168 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Ennis III 96 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Ennis III 25 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Ennis III 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Ennis III 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Ennis III 22 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ennis III .431 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage James Ennis III .284 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Ennis III .738 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ennis III 8.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 5.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.4 (2020) 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.