Lester Quiñones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lester Quiñones 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

Lester Quiñones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lester Quiñones: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lester Quiñones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lester Quiñones 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lester Quiñones 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lester Quiñones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lester Quiñones 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lester Quiñones 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Quiñones 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lester Quiñones 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lester Quiñones 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lester Quiñones 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Quiñones 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Quiñones 174 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lester Quiñones 75 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lester Quiñones 38 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lester Quiñones 7 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lester Quiñones 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lester Quiñones 41 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Quiñones .397 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lester Quiñones .370 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lester Quiñones .686 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Quiñones 4.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Quiñones 1.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lester Quiñones 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lester Quiñones 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Quiñones 0.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lester Quiñones 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lester Quiñones - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Quiñones - 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.