John Lucas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and John Lucas 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

John Lucas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team John Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games John Lucas 928 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games John Lucas 45 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) 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. 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.