James Lang vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and James Lang 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

James Lang

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Lang: 2006-07 to 2006-07
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Lang 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Lang 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Lang 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Lang 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Lang 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Lang 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Lang 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Lang 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Lang 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Lang 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Lang 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Lang 11 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Lang 11 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Lang 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Lang 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Lang 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Lang 11 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Lang .444 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Lang - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Lang .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Lang 1.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Lang 1.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Lang 0.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Lang 0.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Lang 0.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Lang - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Lang - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Lang - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Lang - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Lang - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Lang 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Lang - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage James Lang - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Lang - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Lang - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Lang - 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.