Zach LaVine vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Zach LaVine 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.