Lester Conner vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lester Conner 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

Lester Conner

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lester Conner: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lester Conner 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lester Conner 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lester Conner 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lester Conner 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lester Conner 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lester Conner 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Conner 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 3.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 1.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Conner 4,337 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lester Conner 1,861 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lester Conner 2,669 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lester Conner 1,085 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lester Conner 64 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lester Conner 687 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Conner .453 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lester Conner .202 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lester Conner .753 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Conner 11.1 (1984) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 4.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 7.4 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 2.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.2 (1985) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Conner 2.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Conner 31 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lester Conner 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lester Conner 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lester Conner 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lester Conner 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lester Conner 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Conner .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lester Conner 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lester Conner .857 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Conner 4.2 (1993) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 1.4 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 2.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.2 (1993) 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.