Tyronn Lue vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tyronn Lue

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyronn Lue: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyronn Lue 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tyronn Lue 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tyronn Lue 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tyronn Lue 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyronn Lue 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyronn Lue 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 8.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 3.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyronn Lue 4,710 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tyronn Lue 943 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tyronn Lue 1,727 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tyronn Lue 286 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tyronn Lue 10 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tyronn Lue 554 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyronn Lue .437 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tyronn Lue .391 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyronn Lue .829 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 11.4 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 4.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.1 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyronn Lue 48 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tyronn Lue 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tyronn Lue 17 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tyronn Lue 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tyronn Lue 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tyronn Lue 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyronn Lue .388 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tyronn Lue .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyronn Lue .800 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 5.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.7 (2001) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.1 (2001) 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.