Kevin Love vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Kevin Love

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Love 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,110 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 728 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kevin Love 143 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kevin Love 85 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .401 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .399 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.