Kalin Lucas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Kalin Lucas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kalin Lucas: 2014-15 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kalin Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kalin Lucas 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kalin Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kalin Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kalin Lucas 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kalin Lucas 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kalin Lucas 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kalin Lucas 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kalin Lucas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kalin Lucas 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kalin Lucas 3 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kalin Lucas 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kalin Lucas 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kalin Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kalin Lucas 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kalin Lucas .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kalin Lucas .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kalin Lucas 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kalin Lucas 2.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kalin Lucas 3.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kalin Lucas 1.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kalin Lucas 1.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kalin Lucas 0.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kalin Lucas 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kalin Lucas - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kalin Lucas - 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.