Lorenzo Charles vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lorenzo Charles 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

Lorenzo Charles

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lorenzo Charles: 1985-86 to 1985-86
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lorenzo Charles 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lorenzo Charles 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lorenzo Charles 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lorenzo Charles 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lorenzo Charles 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lorenzo Charles 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lorenzo Charles 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lorenzo Charles 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lorenzo Charles 122 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lorenzo Charles 39 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lorenzo Charles 8 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lorenzo Charles 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lorenzo Charles 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lorenzo Charles 36 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lorenzo Charles .557 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lorenzo Charles - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lorenzo Charles .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lorenzo Charles 3.4 (1986) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lorenzo Charles 1.1 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.2 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.1 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.2 (1986) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lorenzo Charles 1.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lorenzo Charles 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lorenzo Charles 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lorenzo Charles 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lorenzo Charles 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lorenzo Charles 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lorenzo Charles 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lorenzo Charles .750 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lorenzo Charles - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lorenzo Charles 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lorenzo Charles 1.8 (1986) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lorenzo Charles 0.0 (1986) 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.