Trey Lyles vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Trey Lyles 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

Trey Lyles

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Trey Lyles: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Trey Lyles 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Trey Lyles 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Trey Lyles 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Trey Lyles 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Trey Lyles 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Trey Lyles 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trey Lyles 7.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Trey Lyles 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Trey Lyles 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Trey Lyles 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Trey Lyles 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trey Lyles 4,484 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Trey Lyles 2,510 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Trey Lyles 615 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Trey Lyles 219 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Trey Lyles 206 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Trey Lyles 581 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trey Lyles .443 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Trey Lyles .347 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trey Lyles .745 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trey Lyles 10.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Trey Lyles 5.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Trey Lyles 1.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Trey Lyles 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Trey Lyles 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trey Lyles 4.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Trey Lyles 3.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Trey Lyles 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Trey Lyles 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Trey Lyles 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trey Lyles 53 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Trey Lyles 43 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Trey Lyles 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Trey Lyles 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Trey Lyles 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Trey Lyles 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trey Lyles .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Trey Lyles .323 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trey Lyles .600 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trey Lyles 6.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Trey Lyles 5.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Trey Lyles 0.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Trey Lyles 0.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Trey Lyles 0.0 (2023) 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.