Ray Epps vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ray Epps 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

Ray Epps

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Epps: 1978-79 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Epps 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ray Epps 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ray Epps 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ray Epps 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray Epps 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray Epps 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Epps 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Epps 0.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ray Epps 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ray Epps 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Epps 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Epps 26 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ray Epps 5 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ray Epps 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ray Epps 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ray Epps 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ray Epps 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Epps .435 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ray Epps - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Epps .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Epps 2.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Epps 0.4 (1979) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ray Epps 0.2 (1979) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ray Epps 0.1 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Epps 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ray Epps 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ray Epps - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ray Epps - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Epps - 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.