Lucas Nogueira vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lucas Nogueira 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

Lucas Nogueira

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lucas Nogueira: 2014-15 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lucas Nogueira 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lucas Nogueira 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lucas Nogueira 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lucas Nogueira 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lucas Nogueira 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lucas Nogueira 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lucas Nogueira 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lucas Nogueira 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lucas Nogueira 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lucas Nogueira 446 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lucas Nogueira 388 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lucas Nogueira 72 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lucas Nogueira 89 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lucas Nogueira 144 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lucas Nogueira 141 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lucas Nogueira .632 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lucas Nogueira .265 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lucas Nogueira .640 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lucas Nogueira 4.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lucas Nogueira 4.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lucas Nogueira 1.6 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lucas Nogueira 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lucas Nogueira 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lucas Nogueira 14 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lucas Nogueira 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lucas Nogueira 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lucas Nogueira 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lucas Nogueira 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lucas Nogueira .571 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lucas Nogueira - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lucas Nogueira .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lucas Nogueira 1.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lucas Nogueira 1.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lucas Nogueira 0.0 (2018) 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.