John Lucas III vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and John Lucas III 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

John Lucas III

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team John Lucas III 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas III 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) 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.