Saben Lee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Saben Lee 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

Saben Lee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Saben Lee: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Saben Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Saben Lee 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Saben Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Saben Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Saben Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Saben Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Saben Lee 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Saben Lee 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Saben Lee 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Saben Lee 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Saben Lee 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Saben Lee 697 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Saben Lee 260 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Saben Lee 378 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Saben Lee 94 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Saben Lee 29 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Saben Lee 134 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Saben Lee .421 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Saben Lee .271 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Saben Lee .734 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Saben Lee 6.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Saben Lee 2.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Saben Lee 3.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Saben Lee 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Saben Lee 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Saben Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Saben Lee - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Saben Lee - 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.