Jerry Eaves vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jerry Eaves 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

Jerry Eaves

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Eaves: 1982-83 to 1986-87
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Eaves 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Eaves 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jerry Eaves 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jerry Eaves 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Eaves 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Eaves 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 6.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Eaves 1,132 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jerry Eaves 208 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jerry Eaves 414 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jerry Eaves 85 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jerry Eaves 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jerry Eaves 168 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Eaves .472 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jerry Eaves .071 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Eaves .773 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 9.3 (1983) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.5 (1983) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 2.6 (1983) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.6 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.1 (1984) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 5.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Eaves 55 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jerry Eaves 10 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jerry Eaves 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jerry Eaves 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jerry Eaves 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jerry Eaves 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Eaves .478 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jerry Eaves .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Eaves .769 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 5.0 (1984) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.9 (1984) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.2 (1984) 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.