Bill Edwards vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bill Edwards 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

Bill Edwards

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Edwards: 1993-94 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Edwards 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Edwards 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Edwards 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Edwards 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Edwards 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Edwards 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Edwards 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Edwards 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Edwards 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Edwards 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Edwards 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Edwards 6 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Edwards 14 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Edwards 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Edwards 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Edwards 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Edwards 3 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Edwards .111 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Edwards .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Edwards .400 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Edwards 2.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Edwards 4.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Edwards 1.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Edwards 1.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Edwards 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Edwards 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Edwards - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Edwards - 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.