Keith Appling vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Keith Appling

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Appling: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Appling 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Keith Appling 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Keith Appling 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Keith Appling 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Appling 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Appling 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling 6 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Keith Appling 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Keith Appling 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Keith Appling 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Keith Appling 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Keith Appling 5 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling .250 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Keith Appling 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - 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.