Lawrence Roberts vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lawrence Roberts 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

Lawrence Roberts

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lawrence Roberts: 2005-06 to 2006-07
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lawrence Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lawrence Roberts 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lawrence Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lawrence Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lawrence Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lawrence Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Roberts 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Roberts 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lawrence Roberts 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lawrence Roberts 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Roberts 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Roberts 334 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lawrence Roberts 310 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lawrence Roberts 35 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lawrence Roberts 44 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lawrence Roberts 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lawrence Roberts 87 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Roberts .452 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Roberts .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Roberts .688 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Roberts 5.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Roberts 4.8 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Roberts 0.6 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Roberts 0.7 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Roberts 0.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lawrence Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Roberts - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Roberts - 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.