Coby Karl vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Coby Karl 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

Coby Karl

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Coby Karl: 2007-08 to 2009-10
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Coby Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Coby Karl 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Coby Karl 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Coby Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Coby Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Coby Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Coby Karl 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Coby Karl 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Coby Karl 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Coby Karl 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Coby Karl 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Coby Karl 58 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Coby Karl 32 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Coby Karl 24 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Coby Karl 7 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Coby Karl 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Coby Karl 24 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Coby Karl .345 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Coby Karl .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Coby Karl .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Coby Karl 4.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Coby Karl 2.6 (2010) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Coby Karl 2.1 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Coby Karl 0.4 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Coby Karl 0.1 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Coby Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Coby Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Coby Karl 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Coby Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Coby Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Coby Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Coby Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Coby Karl 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Coby Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Coby Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Coby Karl 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Coby Karl - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Coby Karl - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Coby Karl - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Coby Karl 0.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Coby Karl 0.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Coby Karl 1.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Coby Karl 0.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Coby Karl 0.0 (2008) 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.