Tyler Lydon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tyler Lydon 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

Tyler Lydon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyler Lydon: 2017-18 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Lydon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tyler Lydon 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tyler Lydon 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tyler Lydon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyler Lydon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyler Lydon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Lydon 23 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tyler Lydon 18 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tyler Lydon 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tyler Lydon 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tyler Lydon 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tyler Lydon 26 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Lydon .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tyler Lydon .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Lydon .333 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Lydon 0.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tyler Lydon 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyler Lydon - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Lydon - 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.