Earl Dodd vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Dodd: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Dodd 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Dodd 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Dodd 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Dodd 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Dodd 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 Dodd 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Dodd 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Dodd 15 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Dodd 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Earl Dodd 9 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Dodd .222 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Dodd .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Dodd 1.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Dodd 0.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Dodd - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Dodd - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Dodd - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Dodd - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Earl Dodd 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Dodd - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Dodd - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Dodd - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Dodd - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Dodd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Dodd - 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.