Lazar Hayward vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lazar Hayward 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

Lazar Hayward

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lazar Hayward: 2010-11 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lazar Hayward 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lazar Hayward 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lazar Hayward 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lazar Hayward 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lazar Hayward 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lazar Hayward 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lazar Hayward 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lazar Hayward 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lazar Hayward 207 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lazar Hayward 90 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lazar Hayward 35 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lazar Hayward 17 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lazar Hayward 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lazar Hayward 72 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lazar Hayward .347 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lazar Hayward .269 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lazar Hayward .767 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lazar Hayward 3.8 (2011) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lazar Hayward 1.7 (2011) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 (2013) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.2 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lazar Hayward 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lazar Hayward 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lazar Hayward 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lazar Hayward 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lazar Hayward 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lazar Hayward 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lazar Hayward .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lazar Hayward - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lazar Hayward - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.8 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lazar Hayward 0.0 (2012) 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.