Kenny Carr vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Kenny Carr

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Carr: 1977-78 to 1986-87
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Carr 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Carr 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kenny Carr 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kenny Carr 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Carr 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Carr 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Carr 11.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Carr 7.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Carr 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Carr 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Carr 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Carr 7,813 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kenny Carr 4,999 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kenny Carr 923 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kenny Carr 484 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kenny Carr 296 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kenny Carr 674 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Carr .510 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kenny Carr .079 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Carr .684 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Carr 15.6 (1984) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Carr 10.3 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kenny Carr 2.4 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kenny Carr 0.9 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Carr 0.7 (1980) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Carr 10.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Carr 6.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Carr 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Carr 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Carr 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Carr 368 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kenny Carr 230 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kenny Carr 37 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kenny Carr 18 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kenny Carr 12 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kenny Carr 35 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Carr .512 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kenny Carr .000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Carr .729 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Carr 14.8 (1984) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Carr 13.3 (1986) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kenny Carr 1.8 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Carr 1.3 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Carr 0.7 (1983) 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. 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.