Felipe Lopez vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Felipe Lopez

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Felipe Lopez: 1998-99 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Felipe Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Felipe Lopez 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Felipe Lopez 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Felipe Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Felipe Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Felipe Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Felipe Lopez 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Felipe Lopez 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Felipe Lopez 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Felipe Lopez 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Felipe Lopez 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Felipe Lopez 1,448 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Felipe Lopez 604 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Felipe Lopez 252 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Felipe Lopez 161 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Felipe Lopez 62 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Felipe Lopez 249 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Felipe Lopez .432 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Felipe Lopez .327 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Felipe Lopez .659 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Felipe Lopez 9.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Felipe Lopez 3.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Felipe Lopez 1.5 (2001) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Felipe Lopez 1.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Felipe Lopez 0.4 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Felipe Lopez 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Felipe Lopez 1.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Felipe Lopez 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Felipe Lopez 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Felipe Lopez 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Felipe Lopez 21 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Felipe Lopez 12 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Felipe Lopez 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Felipe Lopez 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Felipe Lopez 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Felipe Lopez 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Felipe Lopez .308 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Felipe Lopez .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Felipe Lopez .600 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Felipe Lopez 4.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Felipe Lopez 2.8 (2001) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Felipe Lopez 1.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Felipe Lopez 1.0 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Felipe Lopez 0.0 (2002) 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.