Rusty LaRue vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rusty LaRue 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

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rusty LaRue 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002) 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.