Jeff Lebo vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jeff Lebo

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Lebo: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Lebo 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jeff Lebo 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jeff Lebo 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jeff Lebo 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeff Lebo 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Lebo 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Lebo 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Lebo 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jeff Lebo 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jeff Lebo 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Lebo 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Lebo 6 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jeff Lebo 4 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jeff Lebo 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jeff Lebo 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jeff Lebo 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jeff Lebo 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Lebo .286 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Lebo 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Lebo 1.5 (1990) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Lebo 1.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jeff Lebo 0.8 (1990) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jeff Lebo 0.5 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Lebo 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jeff Lebo 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeff Lebo - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Lebo - 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.