George Karl vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

George Karl

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George 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 George Karl 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists George Karl 51 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals George Karl 11 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games George Karl 33 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists George Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals George Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games George Karl 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) 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.