Lanard Copeland vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lanard Copeland 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

Lanard Copeland

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lanard Copeland: 1989-90 to 1991-92
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lanard Copeland 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lanard Copeland 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lanard Copeland 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lanard Copeland 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lanard Copeland 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lanard Copeland 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lanard Copeland 90 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lanard Copeland 17 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lanard Copeland 14 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lanard Copeland 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lanard Copeland 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lanard Copeland 33 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lanard Copeland .418 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lanard Copeland .143 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lanard Copeland .813 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 3.2 (1990) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.7 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.5 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lanard Copeland 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lanard Copeland 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lanard Copeland 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lanard Copeland 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lanard Copeland 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lanard Copeland 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lanard Copeland .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lanard Copeland - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lanard Copeland - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 1.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.3 (1990) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 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.