LeRon Ellis vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and LeRon Ellis 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

LeRon Ellis

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeRon Ellis: 1991-92 to 1995-96
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons LeRon Ellis 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played LeRon Ellis 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRon Ellis 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game LeRon Ellis 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRon Ellis 277 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds LeRon Ellis 220 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists LeRon Ellis 29 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals LeRon Ellis 25 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks LeRon Ellis 37 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games LeRon Ellis 91 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRon Ellis .433 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage LeRon Ellis - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeRon Ellis .613 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRon Ellis 4.4 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game LeRon Ellis 3.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.5 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.5 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks LeRon Ellis 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games LeRon Ellis 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRon Ellis - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage LeRon Ellis - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeRon Ellis - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) 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.