Tom LaGarde vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tom LaGarde 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

Tom LaGarde

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom LaGarde: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom LaGarde 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tom LaGarde 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tom LaGarde 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tom LaGarde 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom LaGarde 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom LaGarde 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 7.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 2,376 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 1,593 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 456 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 94 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 131 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tom LaGarde 312 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .462 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde .000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .640 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 13.7 (1981) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 8.3 (1979) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 68 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 58 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 19 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tom LaGarde 23 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .415 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .778 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.1 (1980) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1980) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.9 (1980) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.2 (1978) 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. 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.