Lucius Allen vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Lucius Allen 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

Lucius Allen

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lucius Allen: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lucius Allen 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Lucius Allen 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Lucius Allen 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Lucius Allen 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lucius Allen 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lucius Allen 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lucius Allen 13.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Lucius Allen 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Lucius Allen 4.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Lucius Allen 1.5 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lucius Allen 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lucius Allen 9,407 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Lucius Allen 2,205 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Lucius Allen 3,174 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Lucius Allen 604 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Lucius Allen 124 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Lucius Allen 702 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lucius Allen .463 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Lucius Allen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lucius Allen .760 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lucius Allen 19.1 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lucius Allen 4.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lucius Allen 5.6 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Lucius Allen 2.1 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lucius Allen 0.4 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lucius Allen 11.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Lucius Allen 3.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Lucius Allen 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Lucius Allen 1.1 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lucius Allen 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lucius Allen 506 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Lucius Allen 133 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Lucius Allen 142 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Lucius Allen 13 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Lucius Allen 4 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Lucius Allen 43 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lucius Allen .449 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Lucius Allen - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lucius Allen .756 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lucius Allen 17.9 (1972) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lucius Allen 4.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lucius Allen 3.8 (1972) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lucius Allen 1.6 (1977) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lucius Allen 0.4 (1977) * 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.