Walt Lemon, Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Walt Lemon, Jr. 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

Walt Lemon, Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Lemon, Jr.: 2017-18 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Walt Lemon, Jr. 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 9.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 3.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Lemon, Jr. 103 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Walt Lemon, Jr. 29 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Walt Lemon, Jr. 35 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Walt Lemon, Jr. 11 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Walt Lemon, Jr. 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Walt Lemon, Jr. 11 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. .437 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. .714 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 14.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 4.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 5.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 1.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - 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.