Ray Kuka vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Ray Kuka

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Kuka: 1947-48 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Kuka 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ray Kuka 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ray Kuka 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ray Kuka 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray Kuka 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray Kuka 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Kuka 253 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ray Kuka 38 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ray Kuka 52 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Kuka .320 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Kuka .591 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 5.2 (1948) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 1.4 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 2.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Kuka 8 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ray Kuka 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ray Kuka 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Kuka .300 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Kuka 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 2.7 (1948) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.