Luis Montero vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Luis Montero 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

Luis Montero

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luis Montero: 2015-16 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Luis Montero 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Luis Montero 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luis Montero 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Luis Montero 0.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Luis Montero 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luis Montero 14 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Luis Montero 6 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Luis Montero 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Luis Montero 14 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luis Montero .250 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Luis Montero .111 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luis Montero .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luis Montero 1.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luis Montero 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Luis Montero 0.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luis Montero 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luis Montero 8 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Luis Montero 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Luis Montero 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luis Montero 1.000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Luis Montero 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luis Montero - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luis Montero 1.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Luis Montero 0.0 (2016) 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.