Nate Thurmond vs. Korleone Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Korleone Young and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Korleone Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Korleone Young: 1998-99 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Nate Thurmond	0
Korleone Young	0

NBA Seasons

Nate Thurmond	14
Korleone Young	1

Playoffs Played

Nate Thurmond	9
Korleone Young	0

All-Star Games

Nate Thurmond	7
Korleone Young	0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team

Nate Thurmond	2		*
Korleone Young	0

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Nate Thurmond	5
Korleone Young	0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	15.0
Korleone Young	4.3

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	15.0
Korleone Young	1.3

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.7
Korleone Young	0.3

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		*
Korleone Young	0.0

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.1		*
Korleone Young	0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	14,437
Korleone Young	13

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	14,464
Korleone Young	4

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	2,575
Korleone Young	1

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	125		*
Korleone Young	0

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	553		*
Korleone Young	0

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	964
Korleone Young	3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.421
Korleone Young	.500

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Korleone Young	.250

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.667
Korleone Young	1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	21.9		(1970)
Korleone Young	4.3		(1999)

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	22.0		(1968)
Korleone Young	1.3		(1999)

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	4.2		(1968)
Korleone Young	0.3		(1999)

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.7		(1974)	*
Korleone Young	0.0		(1999)

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.9		(1974)	*
Korleone Young	0.0		(1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	11.9
Korleone Young	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	13.6
Korleone Young	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.8
Korleone Young	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.4		*
Korleone Young	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	1.9		*
Korleone Young	-

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	966
Korleone Young	-

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	1,101
Korleone Young	-

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	225
Korleone Young	-

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	11		*
Korleone Young	-

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	51		*
Korleone Young	-

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	81
Korleone Young	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.416
Korleone Young	-

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Korleone Young	-

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.621
Korleone Young	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	25.4		(1972)
Korleone Young	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	23.1		(1967)
Korleone Young	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	5.2		(1972)
Korleone Young	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		(1976)	*
Korleone Young	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.2		(1976)	*
Korleone Young	-

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.