Frank Kornet vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Frank Kornet

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Kornet: 1989-90 to 1990-91
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Frank Kornet 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Frank Kornet 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Frank Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank 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 Frank Kornet 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Kornet 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Frank Kornet 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Frank Kornet 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Kornet 171 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Frank Kornet 95 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Frank Kornet 30 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Frank Kornet 19 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Frank Kornet 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Frank Kornet 89 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Kornet .369 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Frank Kornet .263 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Kornet .596 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Kornet 2.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Kornet 1.2 (1990) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Frank Kornet 0.4 (1990) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Frank Kornet 0.2 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Kornet 0.1 (1990) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Frank Kornet 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Frank Kornet 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Frank Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Frank Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Frank Kornet 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Frank Kornet 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Kornet .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Frank Kornet .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Kornet - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Kornet 0.5 (1990) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Kornet 0.0 (1990) 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.