Luka Garza vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Luka Garza 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

Luka Garza

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Garza: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Garza 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Luka Garza 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Luka Garza 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Luka Garza 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Luka Garza 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luka Garza 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Garza 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Luka Garza 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Luka Garza 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Luka Garza 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Garza 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Garza 466 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Luka Garza 194 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Luka Garza 42 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Luka Garza 16 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Luka Garza 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Luka Garza 85 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Garza .488 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Luka Garza .325 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Garza .703 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Garza 6.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Garza 3.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Luka Garza 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Luka Garza 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Garza 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Garza 3.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Luka Garza 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Luka Garza 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Luka Garza 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Garza 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Garza 23 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Luka Garza 5 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Luka Garza 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Luka Garza 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Luka Garza 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Luka Garza 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Garza .778 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Luka Garza .667 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Garza .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Garza 3.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Garza 0.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Luka Garza 0.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luka Garza 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Garza 0.0 (2024) 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.