Lamar Patterson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lamar Patterson 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

Lamar Patterson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lamar Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lamar Patterson 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lamar Patterson 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lamar Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lamar Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lamar Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Patterson 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Patterson 93 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lamar Patterson 57 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lamar Patterson 45 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lamar Patterson 10 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lamar Patterson 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lamar Patterson 40 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Patterson .326 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lamar Patterson .236 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Patterson .720 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Patterson 2.4 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.4 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Patterson 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lamar Patterson 5 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lamar Patterson 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lamar Patterson 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lamar Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lamar Patterson 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Patterson .286 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lamar Patterson .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Patterson 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.5 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.8 (2016) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.0 (2016) 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.