Butch Lee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Butch Lee 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

Butch Lee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) 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. 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.