Bulbs Ehlers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bulbs Ehlers 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

Bulbs Ehlers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bulbs Ehlers: 1947-48 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bulbs Ehlers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bulbs Ehlers 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bulbs Ehlers 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bulbs Ehlers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bulbs Ehlers 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bulbs Ehlers 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bulbs Ehlers 8.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bulbs Ehlers 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bulbs Ehlers 800 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bulbs Ehlers 177 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bulbs Ehlers 99 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bulbs Ehlers .286 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bulbs Ehlers .618 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bulbs Ehlers 8.7 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bulbs Ehlers 2.3 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bulbs Ehlers - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bulbs Ehlers - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bulbs Ehlers 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bulbs Ehlers - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bulbs Ehlers - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.