Phil Lumpkin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Phil Lumpkin 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

Phil Lumpkin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Lumpkin: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Lumpkin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Phil Lumpkin 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Phil Lumpkin 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Phil Lumpkin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Phil Lumpkin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Phil Lumpkin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Lumpkin 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Lumpkin 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Phil Lumpkin 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Lumpkin 272 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Phil Lumpkin 82 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Phil Lumpkin 225 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Phil Lumpkin 35 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Phil Lumpkin 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Phil Lumpkin 82 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Lumpkin .424 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Phil Lumpkin - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Lumpkin .812 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Lumpkin 4.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Lumpkin 1.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Phil Lumpkin 3.7 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.4 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.1 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Lumpkin 1.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Phil Lumpkin 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Lumpkin 31 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Phil Lumpkin 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Phil Lumpkin 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Phil Lumpkin 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Phil Lumpkin 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Phil Lumpkin 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Lumpkin .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Phil Lumpkin - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Lumpkin .786 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Lumpkin 1.8 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.8 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Phil Lumpkin 1.2 (1976) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Lumpkin 0.0 (1976) 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.