Edy Tavares vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Edy Tavares 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

Edy Tavares

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Edy Tavares: 2015-16 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Edy Tavares 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Edy Tavares 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Edy Tavares 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Edy Tavares 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Edy Tavares 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Edy Tavares 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Edy Tavares 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Edy Tavares 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Edy Tavares 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Edy Tavares 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Edy Tavares 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Edy Tavares 33 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Edy Tavares 32 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Edy Tavares 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Edy Tavares 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Edy Tavares 12 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Edy Tavares 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Edy Tavares .625 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Edy Tavares .273 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Edy Tavares 4.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Edy Tavares 5.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Edy Tavares 0.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Edy Tavares 0.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Edy Tavares 3.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Edy Tavares 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Edy Tavares - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Edy Tavares - 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.