Lamond Murray vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lamond Murray 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

Lamond Murray

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lamond Murray: 1994-95 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lamond Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lamond Murray 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lamond Murray 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lamond Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lamond Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lamond Murray 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamond Murray 11.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lamond Murray 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lamond Murray 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lamond Murray 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lamond Murray 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamond Murray 8,286 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lamond Murray 3,033 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lamond Murray 978 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lamond Murray 684 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lamond Murray 319 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lamond Murray 736 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamond Murray .430 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lamond Murray .360 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamond Murray .759 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamond Murray 16.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lamond Murray 6.1 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lamond Murray 2.2 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lamond Murray 1.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lamond Murray 0.7 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamond Murray 6.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lamond Murray 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lamond Murray 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lamond Murray 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lamond Murray 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamond Murray 84 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lamond Murray 49 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lamond Murray 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lamond Murray 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lamond Murray 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lamond Murray 14 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamond Murray .365 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lamond Murray .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamond Murray .889 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamond Murray 7.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lamond Murray 3.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lamond Murray 1.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lamond Murray 0.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lamond Murray 1.0 (1997) 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.