Zelmo Beaty vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Zelmo Beaty 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.