Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kostas Papanikolaou 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

Kostas Papanikolaou

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) 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.