Khem Birch vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Khem Birch 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

Khem Birch

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Khem Birch: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Khem Birch 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Khem Birch 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Khem Birch 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Khem Birch 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Khem Birch 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Khem Birch 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Khem Birch 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Khem Birch 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Khem Birch 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Khem Birch 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Khem Birch 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Khem Birch 1,402 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Khem Birch 1,241 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Khem Birch 274 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Khem Birch 136 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Khem Birch 154 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Khem Birch 282 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Khem Birch .520 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Khem Birch .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Khem Birch .698 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Khem Birch 7.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Khem Birch 5.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Khem Birch 1.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Khem Birch 0.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Khem Birch 0.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Khem Birch 4.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Khem Birch 4.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Khem Birch 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Khem Birch 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Khem Birch 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Khem Birch 68 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Khem Birch 65 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Khem Birch 14 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Khem Birch 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Khem Birch 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Khem Birch 16 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Khem Birch .521 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Khem Birch .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Khem Birch .889 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Khem Birch 5.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Khem Birch 6.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Khem Birch 1.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Khem Birch 0.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Khem Birch 1.0 (2019) 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.