Lou Roe vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lou Roe 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

Lou Roe

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lou Roe: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lou Roe 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lou Roe 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lou Roe 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lou Roe 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lou Roe 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lou Roe 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lou Roe 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lou Roe 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lou Roe 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lou Roe 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lou Roe 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lou Roe 130 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lou Roe 92 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lou Roe 21 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lou Roe 13 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lou Roe 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lou Roe 66 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lou Roe .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lou Roe .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lou Roe .647 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lou Roe 2.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lou Roe 1.6 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lou Roe 0.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lou Roe 0.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lou Roe 0.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lou Roe 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lou Roe 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lou Roe 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lou Roe 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lou Roe 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lou Roe 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lou Roe 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lou Roe 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lou Roe 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lou Roe 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lou Roe 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lou Roe .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lou Roe - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lou Roe - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lou Roe 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lou Roe 1.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lou Roe 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lou Roe 0.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lou Roe 0.0 (1996) 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.