Elmore Spencer vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Elmore Spencer 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

Elmore Spencer

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Spencer: 1992-93 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Spencer 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Spencer 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Elmore Spencer 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Elmore Spencer 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Elmore Spencer 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Spencer 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Spencer 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Spencer 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Spencer 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Spencer 923 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Elmore Spencer 555 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Elmore Spencer 109 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Elmore Spencer 53 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Elmore Spencer 170 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Elmore Spencer 157 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Spencer .516 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Elmore Spencer .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Spencer .580 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Spencer 8.9 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Spencer 5.5 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elmore Spencer 1.3 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elmore Spencer 1.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Spencer 1.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Spencer 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Elmore Spencer 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Elmore Spencer 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Elmore Spencer 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Elmore Spencer 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Elmore Spencer 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Spencer .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Elmore Spencer - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Spencer .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996) 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.