Frank Ntilikina vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Frank Ntilikina 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

Frank Ntilikina

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Ntilikina: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Ntilikina 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Frank Ntilikina 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Frank Ntilikina 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Frank Ntilikina 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Ntilikina 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Ntilikina 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Ntilikina 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Ntilikina 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Frank Ntilikina 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Ntilikina 1,535 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Frank Ntilikina 563 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Frank Ntilikina 693 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Frank Ntilikina 210 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Frank Ntilikina 66 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Frank Ntilikina 321 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Ntilikina .369 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Frank Ntilikina .320 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Ntilikina .762 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Ntilikina 6.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Ntilikina 2.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Frank Ntilikina 3.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Ntilikina 1.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Ntilikina 23 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Frank Ntilikina 12 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Frank Ntilikina 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Frank Ntilikina 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Frank Ntilikina 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Frank Ntilikina 15 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Ntilikina .320 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Frank Ntilikina .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Ntilikina 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Ntilikina 1.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Ntilikina 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Ntilikina 0.1 (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.