Raul Lopez vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Raul Lopez 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

Raul Lopez

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Raul Lopez: 2003-04 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Raul Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Raul Lopez 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Raul Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Raul Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Raul Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Raul Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raul Lopez 6.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Raul Lopez 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Raul Lopez 3.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Raul Lopez 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Raul Lopez 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Raul Lopez 733 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Raul Lopez 194 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Raul Lopez 428 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Raul Lopez 84 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Raul Lopez 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Raul Lopez 113 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raul Lopez .429 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Raul Lopez .346 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Raul Lopez .853 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raul Lopez 7.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Raul Lopez 1.9 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Raul Lopez 4.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Raul Lopez 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Raul Lopez 0.1 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Raul Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Raul Lopez - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Raul Lopez - 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.