Lloyd Neal vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lloyd Neal 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

Lloyd Neal

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lloyd Neal: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lloyd Neal 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lloyd Neal 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lloyd Neal 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lloyd Neal 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lloyd Neal 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lloyd Neal 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 11.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 7.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.5 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lloyd Neal 4,846 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lloyd Neal 3,370 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lloyd Neal 632 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lloyd Neal 178 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lloyd Neal 324 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lloyd Neal 435 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lloyd Neal .485 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lloyd Neal - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lloyd Neal .672 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 15.5 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 11.8 (1973) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.8 (1973) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.8 (1976) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.6 (1976) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 4.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 3.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.5 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lloyd Neal 92 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lloyd Neal 81 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lloyd Neal 19 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lloyd Neal 2 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lloyd Neal 12 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lloyd Neal 22 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lloyd Neal .440 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lloyd Neal - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lloyd Neal .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 5.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 3.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.1 (1977) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.3 (1978) * 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.