Kevin Porter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Porter: 1972-73 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Porter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Porter 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Porter 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kevin Porter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

Assists Leader Kevin Porter 4 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Porter 11.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter 8.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter 1.4 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Porter 7,645 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kevin Porter 1,179 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kevin Porter 5,314 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kevin Porter 830 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kevin Porter 72 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kevin Porter 659 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Porter .483 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kevin Porter .188 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Porter .737 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Porter 15.4 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter 2.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter 13.4 (1979) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter 1.9 (1979) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter 0.2 (1978) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Porter 11.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter 2.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter 5.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter 1.1 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Porter 363 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kevin Porter 68 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kevin Porter 191 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kevin Porter 33 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kevin Porter 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kevin Porter 33 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Porter .463 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kevin Porter .000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Porter .649 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Porter 14.4 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter 2.4 (1974) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter 7.3 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter 1.5 (1980) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter 0.0 (1980) * 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.