Kirk Snyder vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kirk Snyder 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

Kirk Snyder

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kirk Snyder: 2004-05 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kirk Snyder 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kirk Snyder 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kirk Snyder 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kirk Snyder 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kirk Snyder 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kirk Snyder 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kirk Snyder 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Snyder 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kirk Snyder 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kirk Snyder 1,333 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kirk Snyder 491 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kirk Snyder 241 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kirk Snyder 86 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kirk Snyder 69 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kirk Snyder 211 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kirk Snyder .438 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kirk Snyder .327 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kirk Snyder .699 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kirk Snyder 8.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Snyder 3.5 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kirk Snyder 1.8 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.6 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.4 (2008) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kirk Snyder 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kirk Snyder 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kirk Snyder 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kirk Snyder 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kirk Snyder 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kirk Snyder 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kirk Snyder .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kirk Snyder .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kirk Snyder - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.7 (2007) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Snyder 0.0 (2007) 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.