Acie Earl vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Acie Earl 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

Acie Earl

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Acie Earl: 1993-94 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Acie Earl 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Acie Earl 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Acie Earl 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Acie Earl 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Acie Earl 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Acie Earl 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Acie Earl 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Acie Earl 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Acie Earl 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Acie Earl 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Acie Earl 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Acie Earl 980 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Acie Earl 517 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Acie Earl 61 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Acie Earl 63 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Acie Earl 126 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Acie Earl 193 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Acie Earl .403 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Acie Earl .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Acie Earl .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Acie Earl 7.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Acie Earl 3.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Acie Earl 0.6 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Acie Earl 0.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Acie Earl 0.9 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Acie Earl 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Acie Earl 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Acie Earl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Acie Earl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Acie Earl 1.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Acie Earl 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Acie Earl 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Acie Earl 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Acie Earl 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Acie Earl 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Acie Earl 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Acie Earl .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Acie Earl - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Acie Earl .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Acie Earl 2.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Acie Earl 2.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Acie Earl 0.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Acie Earl 0.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Acie Earl 1.0 (1995) 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.