Doug Lee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Doug Lee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug Lee: 1991-92 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Doug Lee 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Doug Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Doug Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Doug 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 Doug Lee 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Doug Lee 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Doug Lee 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Doug Lee 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Lee 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Lee 168 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Doug Lee 42 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Doug Lee 32 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Doug Lee 17 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Doug Lee 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Doug Lee 73 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Lee .412 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Doug Lee .310 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Lee .700 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Lee 2.6 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Lee 0.8 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Doug Lee 1.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Doug Lee 0.3 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Lee 0.2 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Doug Lee 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Lee 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Doug Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Doug Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Doug Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Doug Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Doug Lee 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Lee .000 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Doug Lee - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Doug Lee 0.5 (1992) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Lee 0.5 (1992) 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.