Lancaster Gordon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lancaster Gordon 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

Lancaster Gordon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lancaster Gordon: 1984-85 to 1987-88
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lancaster Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lancaster Gordon 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lancaster Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lancaster Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lancaster Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lancaster Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon 5.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lancaster Gordon 1,125 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lancaster Gordon 259 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lancaster Gordon 294 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lancaster Gordon 128 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lancaster Gordon 31 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lancaster Gordon 201 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lancaster Gordon .391 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lancaster Gordon .271 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lancaster Gordon .767 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon 7.5 (1987) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.8 (1987) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon 2.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.9 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lancaster Gordon 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon - 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.