Ken Keller vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Ken Keller

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Keller: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Keller 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ken Keller 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ken Keller 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ken Keller 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ken Keller 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ken Keller 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Keller 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ken Keller 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Keller 22 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ken Keller 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ken Keller 28 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Keller .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Keller .400 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Keller 0.8 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ken Keller 0.0 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Keller - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ken Keller - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Keller - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ken Keller - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ken Keller 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Keller - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Keller - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Keller - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ken Keller - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Keller - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.