David Lee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team David Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals David Lee 625 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games David Lee 829 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists David Lee 43 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals David Lee 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games David Lee 43 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) 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.