Alton Lister vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Alton Lister

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alton Lister 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alton Lister 953 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alton Lister 87 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) 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.