Clyde Lee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Clyde Lee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Lee: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Clyde Lee 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Clyde Lee 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Clyde Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clyde 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 Clyde Lee 7.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 10.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lee 5,733 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Clyde Lee 7,626 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Clyde Lee 788 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Clyde Lee 80 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Clyde Lee 64 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Clyde Lee 742 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lee .432 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lee .614 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 11.9 (1968) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 14.5 (1972) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.6 (1968) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.5 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 7.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 10.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Clyde Lee 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lee 360 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Clyde Lee 519 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Clyde Lee 61 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Clyde Lee 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Clyde Lee 1 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Clyde Lee 51 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lee .397 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lee .586 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lee 11.4 (1968) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lee 15.7 (1973) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lee 2.2 (1968) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) * 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.