Jerome Lane vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jerome Lane 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

Jerome Lane

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome Lane: 1988-89 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome Lane 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jerome Lane 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jerome Lane 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jerome Lane 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerome Lane 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerome Lane 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Lane 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Lane 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jerome Lane 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jerome Lane 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome Lane 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Lane 1,154 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jerome Lane 1,258 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jerome Lane 322 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jerome Lane 138 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jerome Lane 39 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jerome Lane 218 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Lane .441 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jerome Lane .063 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Lane .379 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Lane 7.5 (1991) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Lane 9.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jerome Lane 2.0 (1991) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jerome Lane 0.8 (1991) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerome Lane 0.3 (1990) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Lane 1.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Lane 1.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jerome Lane 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jerome Lane 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome Lane 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Lane 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jerome Lane 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jerome Lane 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jerome Lane 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jerome Lane 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jerome Lane 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Lane .200 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jerome Lane .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Lane .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Lane 3.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Lane 3.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jerome Lane 1.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerome Lane 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jerome Lane 0.0 (1990) 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.