Nate Thurmond vs. Harry Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Harry Zeller and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Harry Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Harry Zeller: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Harry Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Harry Zeller 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Harry Zeller 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Harry Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Harry Zeller 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Harry Zeller 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Harry Zeller 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Harry Zeller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Harry Zeller 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Harry Zeller 362

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Harry Zeller - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Harry Zeller 31

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Harry Zeller 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Harry Zeller .314

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Harry Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Harry Zeller .689

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Harry Zeller 7.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Harry Zeller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Harry Zeller 0.6 (1947)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Harry Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Harry Zeller -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Harry Zeller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Harry Zeller -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Harry Zeller -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Harry Zeller - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Harry Zeller -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Harry Zeller 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Harry Zeller -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Harry Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Harry Zeller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Harry Zeller -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Harry Zeller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Harry Zeller -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Harry Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Harry Zeller - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.