Earl Lloyd vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Lloyd: 1950-51 to 1959-60
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Lloyd 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Earl Lloyd 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Earl Lloyd 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Earl Lloyd 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Lloyd 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 Lloyd 8.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Lloyd 6.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Earl Lloyd 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Lloyd 4,682 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Earl Lloyd 3,609 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Earl Lloyd 810 Nate Thurmond 2,575

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

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

Total Games Earl Lloyd 560 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Lloyd .356 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Lloyd .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Lloyd 10.2 (1955) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Lloyd 7.7 (1955) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Lloyd 2.1 (1955) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Lloyd 8.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Lloyd 5.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Earl Lloyd 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Lloyd 358 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Earl Lloyd 254 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Earl Lloyd 82 Nate Thurmond 225

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

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

Total Games Earl Lloyd 44 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Lloyd .337 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Lloyd .744 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Lloyd 11.5 (1955) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Lloyd 8.1 (1955) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Lloyd 3.2 (1955) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Earl Lloyd - 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.