Loren Meyer vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Loren Meyer 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

Loren Meyer

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Loren Meyer: 1995-96 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Loren Meyer 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Loren Meyer 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Loren Meyer 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Loren Meyer 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Loren Meyer 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Loren Meyer 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Loren Meyer 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Loren Meyer 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Loren Meyer 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Loren Meyer 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Loren Meyer 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Loren Meyer 645 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Loren Meyer 480 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Loren Meyer 77 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Loren Meyer 31 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Loren Meyer 50 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Loren Meyer 140 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Loren Meyer .432 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Loren Meyer .348 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Loren Meyer .696 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Loren Meyer 5.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Loren Meyer 4.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Loren Meyer 0.8 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Loren Meyer 0.3 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Loren Meyer 0.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Loren Meyer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Loren Meyer 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Loren Meyer 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Loren Meyer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Loren Meyer 0.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Loren Meyer 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Loren Meyer 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Loren Meyer 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Loren Meyer 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Loren Meyer 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Loren Meyer 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Loren Meyer .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Loren Meyer .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Loren Meyer - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Loren Meyer 0.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Loren Meyer 2.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Loren Meyer 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Loren Meyer 0.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Loren Meyer 0.7 (1997) 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.