Khalid El-Amin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Khalid El-Amin 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

Khalid El-Amin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Khalid El-Amin: 2000-01 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Khalid El-Amin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Khalid El-Amin 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Khalid El-Amin 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Khalid El-Amin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Khalid El-Amin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Khalid El-Amin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Khalid El-Amin 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Khalid El-Amin 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Khalid El-Amin 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Khalid El-Amin 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Khalid El-Amin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Khalid El-Amin 314 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Khalid El-Amin 81 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Khalid El-Amin 145 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Khalid El-Amin 48 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Khalid El-Amin 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Khalid El-Amin 50 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Khalid El-Amin .370 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Khalid El-Amin .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Khalid El-Amin .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Khalid El-Amin 6.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Khalid El-Amin 1.6 (2001) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Khalid El-Amin 2.9 (2001) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Khalid El-Amin 1.0 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Khalid El-Amin 0.0 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Khalid El-Amin 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Khalid El-Amin - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Khalid El-Amin - 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.