Luka Doncic vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Luka Doncic 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Nate Thurmond 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,090 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 314 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Luka Doncic 277 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Luka Doncic 49 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 18 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Luka Doncic 34 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .461 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .340 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .714 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) 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.