Jim McElroy vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jim McElroy 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

Jim McElroy

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim McElroy: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McElroy 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jim McElroy 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jim McElroy 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jim McElroy 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim McElroy 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim McElroy 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 9.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 3.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McElroy 4,120 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jim McElroy 820 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jim McElroy 1,462 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jim McElroy 384 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jim McElroy 126 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jim McElroy 418 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McElroy .468 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jim McElroy .206 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McElroy .764 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 16.9 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 2.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 5.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 1.9 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.6 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 2.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 0.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McElroy 12 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jim McElroy 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jim McElroy 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jim McElroy 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jim McElroy 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jim McElroy 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McElroy .444 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jim McElroy .000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McElroy .800 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 2.4 (1980) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 0.4 (1980) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 0.8 (1980) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980) 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. 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.