Lavor Postell vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lavor Postell 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

Lavor Postell

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lavor Postell: 2000-01 to 2002-03
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lavor Postell 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lavor Postell 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lavor Postell 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lavor Postell 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lavor Postell 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lavor Postell 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lavor Postell 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lavor Postell 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lavor Postell 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lavor Postell 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lavor Postell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lavor Postell 195 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lavor Postell 45 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lavor Postell 13 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lavor Postell 12 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lavor Postell 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lavor Postell 61 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lavor Postell .335 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lavor Postell .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lavor Postell .795 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lavor Postell 4.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lavor Postell 1.0 (2001) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lavor Postell 0.3 (2003) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lavor Postell 0.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lavor Postell 0.1 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lavor Postell 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lavor Postell - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lavor Postell - 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.