Loy Petersen vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Loy Petersen 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

Loy Petersen

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Loy Petersen: 1968-69 to 1969-70
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Loy Petersen 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Loy Petersen 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Loy Petersen 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Loy Petersen 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Loy Petersen 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Loy Petersen 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Loy Petersen 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Loy Petersen 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Loy Petersen 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Loy Petersen 199 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Loy Petersen 67 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Loy Petersen 48 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Loy Petersen 69 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Loy Petersen .387 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Loy Petersen .682 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Loy Petersen 3.0 (1970) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Loy Petersen 1.1 (1969) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Loy Petersen 0.7 (1970) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Loy Petersen 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Loy Petersen - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.