Lee Nailon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lee Nailon 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

Lee Nailon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lee Nailon: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lee Nailon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lee Nailon 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lee Nailon 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lee Nailon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lee Nailon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lee Nailon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lee Nailon 8.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lee Nailon 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lee Nailon 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lee Nailon 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lee Nailon 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lee Nailon 2,622 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lee Nailon 936 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lee Nailon 298 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lee Nailon 133 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lee Nailon 53 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lee Nailon 306 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lee Nailon .474 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lee Nailon .111 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lee Nailon .786 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lee Nailon 14.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lee Nailon 4.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lee Nailon 1.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lee Nailon 0.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lee Nailon 7.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lee Nailon 2.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lee Nailon 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lee Nailon 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lee Nailon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lee Nailon 69 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lee Nailon 24 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lee Nailon 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lee Nailon 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lee Nailon 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lee Nailon 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lee Nailon .458 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lee Nailon .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lee Nailon .789 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lee Nailon 7.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lee Nailon 2.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lee Nailon 0.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lee Nailon 0.0 (2002) 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.