Ray Ellefson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ray Ellefson 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

Ray Ellefson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Ellefson: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Ellefson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ray Ellefson 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ray Ellefson 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ray Ellefson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray Ellefson 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray Ellefson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson 2.7 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Ellefson 6 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ray Ellefson 8 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ray Ellefson 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ray Ellefson 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Ellefson .111 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Ellefson 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson 1.3 (1951) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson 2.7 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson 0.0 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson - * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Ellefson - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ray Ellefson - * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ray Ellefson - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ray Ellefson 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Ellefson - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Ellefson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson - * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.