Oliver Lafayette vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Oliver Lafayette 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

Oliver Lafayette

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Oliver Lafayette: 2009-10 to 2009-10
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Oliver Lafayette 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Oliver Lafayette 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Oliver Lafayette 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Oliver Lafayette 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Oliver Lafayette 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Oliver Lafayette 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Oliver Lafayette 7.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Oliver Lafayette 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Oliver Lafayette 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Oliver Lafayette 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Oliver Lafayette 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Oliver Lafayette 7 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Oliver Lafayette 4 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Oliver Lafayette 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Oliver Lafayette 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Oliver Lafayette 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Oliver Lafayette 1 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Oliver Lafayette .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Oliver Lafayette .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Oliver Lafayette 7.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Oliver Lafayette 4.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Oliver Lafayette 2.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Oliver Lafayette 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Oliver Lafayette 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Oliver Lafayette 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Oliver Lafayette - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Oliver Lafayette - 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.