Luke Kornet vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Luke Kornet 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

Luke Kornet

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luke Kornet: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luke Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Luke Kornet 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Luke Kornet 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Luke Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Luke Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luke Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luke Kornet 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Luke Kornet 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Luke Kornet 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Luke Kornet 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Luke Kornet 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luke Kornet 1,402 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Luke Kornet 837 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Luke Kornet 265 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Luke Kornet 85 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Luke Kornet 226 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Luke Kornet 280 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luke Kornet .502 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Luke Kornet .323 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luke Kornet .811 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luke Kornet 7.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luke Kornet 4.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Luke Kornet 1.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Luke Kornet 0.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luke Kornet 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luke Kornet 1.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Luke Kornet 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Luke Kornet 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Luke Kornet 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Luke Kornet 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luke Kornet 31 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Luke Kornet 23 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Luke Kornet 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Luke Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Luke Kornet 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Luke Kornet 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luke Kornet .800 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Luke Kornet 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luke Kornet .833 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luke Kornet 2.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Luke Kornet 2.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Luke Kornet 0.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luke Kornet 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Luke Kornet 0.1 (2023) 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.