Kristaps Porzingis vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Kristaps Porzingis

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kristaps Porzingis: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kristaps Porzingis 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kristaps Porzingis 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kristaps Porzingis 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kristaps Porzingis 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kristaps Porzingis 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kristaps Porzingis 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 19.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 9,021 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 3,604 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 826 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 334 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 846 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 459 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .459 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .361 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .831 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 9.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 15.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 6.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 212 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 84 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 18 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 14 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 14 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .466 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .391 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 8.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.5 (2024) 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.