Lonny Baxter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lonny Baxter 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

Lonny Baxter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonny Baxter: 2002-03 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonny Baxter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lonny Baxter 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lonny Baxter 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lonny Baxter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lonny Baxter 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lonny Baxter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonny Baxter 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lonny Baxter 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonny Baxter 637 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lonny Baxter 477 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lonny Baxter 40 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lonny Baxter 37 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lonny Baxter 59 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lonny Baxter 162 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonny Baxter .466 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lonny Baxter .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonny Baxter .657 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonny Baxter 4.8 (2003) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lonny Baxter 3.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lonny Baxter 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lonny Baxter - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lonny Baxter - 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.