Lance Blanks vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lance Blanks 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

Lance Blanks

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lance Blanks: 1990-91 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lance Blanks 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lance Blanks 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lance Blanks 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lance Blanks 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lance Blanks 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lance Blanks 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lance Blanks 289 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lance Blanks 110 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lance Blanks 117 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lance Blanks 39 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lance Blanks 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lance Blanks 142 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lance Blanks .436 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lance Blanks .253 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lance Blanks .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.1 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 1.2 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 0.3 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.1 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lance Blanks 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lance Blanks 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lance Blanks 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lance Blanks 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lance Blanks 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lance Blanks 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lance Blanks .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lance Blanks - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lance Blanks - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.0 (1992) 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.