Earl Barron vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Earl Barron

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Barron: 2005-06 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Barron 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Barron 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Barron 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Barron 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Barron 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Barron 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Barron 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Barron 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Barron 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Barron 640 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Barron 492 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Barron 63 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Earl Barron 46 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Earl Barron 30 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Earl Barron 140 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Barron .371 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Barron .167 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Barron .702 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Barron 11.7 (2010) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Barron 11.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Barron 1.1 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Barron 0.6 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Barron 0.6 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Barron 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Barron 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Barron 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Earl Barron 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Earl Barron 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Earl Barron 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Barron - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Barron - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Barron 0.0 (2011) 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.