Stan Love vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Stan Love 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

Stan Love

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Stan Love 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Stan Love 172 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Stan Love 227 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Stan Love 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Stan Love 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (1974) * 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.