Bo Ellis vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bo Ellis 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

Bo Ellis

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bo Ellis: 1977-78 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bo Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bo Ellis 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bo Ellis 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bo Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bo Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bo Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bo Ellis 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bo Ellis 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bo Ellis 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bo Ellis 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bo Ellis 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bo Ellis 613 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bo Ellis 482 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bo Ellis 113 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bo Ellis 69 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bo Ellis 84 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bo Ellis 168 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bo Ellis .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bo Ellis .000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bo Ellis .731 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bo Ellis 4.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bo Ellis 3.9 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bo Ellis 0.9 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bo Ellis 0.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bo Ellis 0.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bo Ellis 3.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bo Ellis 3.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bo Ellis 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bo Ellis 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bo Ellis 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bo Ellis 52 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bo Ellis 47 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bo Ellis 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bo Ellis 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bo Ellis 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bo Ellis 15 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bo Ellis .413 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bo Ellis - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bo Ellis .824 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bo Ellis 3.8 (1978) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bo Ellis 3.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bo Ellis 0.7 (1978) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bo Ellis 0.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bo Ellis 0.7 (1978) 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. 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.