Lawrence Boston vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Lawrence Boston

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lawrence Boston: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lawrence Boston 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lawrence Boston 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lawrence Boston 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lawrence Boston 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lawrence Boston 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lawrence Boston 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Boston 56 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lawrence Boston 39 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lawrence Boston 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lawrence Boston 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lawrence Boston 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lawrence Boston 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Boston .462 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Boston .615 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston 4.3 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston 3.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 (1980) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.3 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 (1980) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lawrence Boston 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston - 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.