Kosta Koufos vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Kosta Koufos

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kosta Koufos: 2008-09 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kosta Koufos 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kosta Koufos 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kosta Koufos 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kosta Koufos 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kosta Koufos 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kosta Koufos 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kosta Koufos 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kosta Koufos 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kosta Koufos 3,913 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kosta Koufos 3,452 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kosta Koufos 359 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kosta Koufos 291 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kosta Koufos 506 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kosta Koufos 686 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kosta Koufos .534 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kosta Koufos .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kosta Koufos .582 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kosta Koufos 8.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kosta Koufos 6.9 (2013) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kosta Koufos 1.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kosta Koufos 1.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kosta Koufos 2.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kosta Koufos 2.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kosta Koufos 87 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kosta Koufos 95 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kosta Koufos 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kosta Koufos 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kosta Koufos 15 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kosta Koufos 37 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kosta Koufos .463 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kosta Koufos 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kosta Koufos .800 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kosta Koufos 3.4 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kosta Koufos 3.7 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.7 (2013) 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.