Bernard King vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Bernard King 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.