Carl Kilpatrick vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Carl Kilpatrick 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

Carl Kilpatrick

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Kilpatrick: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Carl Kilpatrick 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Kilpatrick 3 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Carl Kilpatrick 4 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Carl Kilpatrick 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Kilpatrick .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Kilpatrick .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 1.5 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 2.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Kilpatrick 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Carl Kilpatrick 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Kilpatrick - 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.