Lamar Stevens vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Lamar Stevens: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lamar Stevens 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lamar Stevens 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lamar Stevens 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lamar Stevens 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lamar Stevens 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lamar Stevens 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Stevens 5.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Stevens 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Stevens 1,222 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lamar Stevens 632 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lamar Stevens 138 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lamar Stevens 103 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lamar Stevens 75 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lamar Stevens 220 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Stevens .463 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lamar Stevens .287 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Stevens .726 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Stevens 7.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Stevens 3.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Stevens 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Stevens 1.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Stevens 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lamar Stevens 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lamar Stevens 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lamar Stevens 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lamar Stevens 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lamar Stevens 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Stevens .273 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lamar Stevens .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Stevens 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Stevens 2.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Stevens 2.0 (2025) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.5 (2025) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.0 (2025) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Stevens 0.0 (2025) 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.