Louie Dampier vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Louie Dampier 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

Louie Dampier

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Louie Dampier: 1976-77 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Louie Dampier 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Louie Dampier 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Louie Dampier 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Louie Dampier 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Louie Dampier 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Louie Dampier 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louie Dampier 6.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Louie Dampier 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Louie Dampier 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Louie Dampier 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Louie Dampier 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Louie Dampier 1,553 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Louie Dampier 261 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Louie Dampier 643 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Louie Dampier 171 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Louie Dampier 36 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Louie Dampier 232 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louie Dampier .488 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Louie Dampier - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louie Dampier .748 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louie Dampier 9.1 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Louie Dampier 1.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Louie Dampier 3.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Louie Dampier 1.1 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Louie Dampier 0.2 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louie Dampier 4.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Louie Dampier 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Louie Dampier 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Louie Dampier 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Louie Dampier 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Louie Dampier 67 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Louie Dampier 15 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Louie Dampier 32 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Louie Dampier 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Louie Dampier 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Louie Dampier 15 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louie Dampier .433 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Louie Dampier - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louie Dampier .600 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louie Dampier 6.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Louie Dampier 1.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Louie Dampier 4.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Louie Dampier 0.7 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Louie Dampier 0.5 (1977) 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.