Ron Lee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ron Lee 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

Ron Lee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Lee: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ron Lee 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ron Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ron Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Steals Leader Ron Lee 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Lee 7.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 3.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 1.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Lee 3,285 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ron Lee 1,219 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ron Lee 1,688 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ron Lee 869 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ron Lee 122 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ron Lee 448 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Lee .416 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ron Lee .321 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Lee .705 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Lee 12.2 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 4.4 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.7 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.4 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Lee 6.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Lee 12 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ron Lee 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ron Lee 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ron Lee 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ron Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ron Lee 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Lee .313 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ron Lee - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Lee 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Lee 6.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 1.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.0 (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.