Luther Rackley vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Luther Rackley 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

Luther Rackley

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luther Rackley: 1969-70 to 1973-74
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luther Rackley 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Luther Rackley 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Luther Rackley 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Luther Rackley 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Luther Rackley 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luther Rackley 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luther Rackley 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Luther Rackley 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Luther Rackley 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Luther Rackley 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Luther Rackley 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luther Rackley 1,337 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Luther Rackley 1,003 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Luther Rackley 143 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Luther Rackley 3 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Luther Rackley 4 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Luther Rackley 221 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luther Rackley .451 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Luther Rackley - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luther Rackley .626 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luther Rackley 7.6 (1970) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luther Rackley 5.7 (1970) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Luther Rackley 0.9 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Luther Rackley 0.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luther Rackley 0.4 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luther Rackley 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Luther Rackley 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Luther Rackley 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Luther Rackley - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Luther Rackley - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luther Rackley 8 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Luther Rackley 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Luther Rackley 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Luther Rackley 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Luther Rackley 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Luther Rackley 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luther Rackley .143 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Luther Rackley - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luther Rackley 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luther Rackley 0.7 (1972) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Luther Rackley 0.6 (1972) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Luther Rackley 0.1 (1972) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luther Rackley - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Luther Rackley - * 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.