Shane Larkin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Shane Larkin 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

Shane Larkin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Larkin: 2013-14 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Larkin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shane Larkin 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shane Larkin 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shane Larkin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Shane Larkin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Larkin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Larkin 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Larkin 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shane Larkin 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shane Larkin 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Larkin 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Larkin 1,399 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shane Larkin 490 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shane Larkin 737 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shane Larkin 243 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shane Larkin 24 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shane Larkin 256 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Larkin .422 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shane Larkin .336 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Larkin .777 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Larkin 7.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Larkin 2.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shane Larkin 4.4 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shane Larkin 1.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Larkin 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Larkin 3.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shane Larkin 0.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shane Larkin 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shane Larkin 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Larkin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Larkin 41 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shane Larkin 12 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shane Larkin 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shane Larkin 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shane Larkin 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shane Larkin 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Larkin .421 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Shane Larkin .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Larkin 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Larkin 3.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Larkin 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shane Larkin 1.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shane Larkin 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Larkin 0.0 (2018) 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.