Kyle O'Quinn vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kyle O'Quinn 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

Kyle O'Quinn

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle O'Quinn: 2012-13 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle O'Quinn 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kyle O'Quinn 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kyle O'Quinn 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kyle O'Quinn 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyle O'Quinn 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle O'Quinn 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle O'Quinn 2,568 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kyle O'Quinn 2,166 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kyle O'Quinn 643 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kyle O'Quinn 189 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kyle O'Quinn 453 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kyle O'Quinn 472 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle O'Quinn .517 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kyle O'Quinn .218 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle O'Quinn .740 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 7.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 6.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 2.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 1.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle O'Quinn 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kyle O'Quinn 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kyle O'Quinn 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kyle O'Quinn 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kyle O'Quinn 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kyle O'Quinn 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle O'Quinn - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kyle O'Quinn - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle O'Quinn - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle O'Quinn 0.0 (2020) 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.