Luke Babbitt vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Luke Babbitt

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luke Babbitt: 2010-11 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Luke Babbitt 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Luke Babbitt 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luke Babbitt 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Luke Babbitt 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luke Babbitt 1,818 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Luke Babbitt 846 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Luke Babbitt 224 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Luke Babbitt 89 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Luke Babbitt 58 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Luke Babbitt 381 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luke Babbitt .408 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Luke Babbitt .402 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luke Babbitt .747 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luke Babbitt 7.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luke Babbitt 3.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Luke Babbitt 1.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.4 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Luke Babbitt 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Luke Babbitt 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luke Babbitt .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Luke Babbitt - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luke Babbitt - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Luke Babbitt 0.0 (2018) 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.