Alec Kessler vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alec Kessler 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

Alec Kessler

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alec Kessler: 1990-91 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alec Kessler 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alec Kessler 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alec Kessler 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alec Kessler 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alec Kessler 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alec Kessler 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Kessler 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alec Kessler 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alec Kessler 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alec Kessler 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alec Kessler 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Kessler 1,084 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alec Kessler 751 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alec Kessler 81 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alec Kessler 39 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alec Kessler 71 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alec Kessler 210 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Kessler .426 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alec Kessler .417 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alec Kessler .744 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Kessler 6.2 (1991) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Kessler 4.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alec Kessler 0.4 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alec Kessler 0.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alec Kessler 0.4 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Kessler 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alec Kessler 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Kessler 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alec Kessler 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alec Kessler 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alec Kessler 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alec Kessler 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alec Kessler 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Kessler .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alec Kessler - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alec Kessler 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Kessler 1.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Kessler 0.5 (1992) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992) 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.