Fred LaCour vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Fred LaCour 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

Fred LaCour

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred LaCour: 1960-61 to 1962-63
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred LaCour 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fred LaCour 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fred LaCour 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fred LaCour 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred LaCour 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred LaCour 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred LaCour 6.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred LaCour 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fred LaCour 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred LaCour 940 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fred LaCour 474 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fred LaCour 269 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fred LaCour 144 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred LaCour .421 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred LaCour .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred LaCour 7.8 (1962) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred LaCour 3.7 (1962) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fred LaCour 2.3 (1962) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred LaCour 4.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred LaCour 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fred LaCour 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred LaCour 20 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fred LaCour 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fred LaCour 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fred LaCour 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred LaCour .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred LaCour .857 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred LaCour 4.0 (1961) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fred LaCour 1.2 (1961) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred LaCour 0.8 (1961) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fred LaCour - 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. ** 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.