Sasha Kaun vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Sasha Kaun

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sasha Kaun 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sasha Kaun 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sasha Kaun 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sasha Kaun 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sasha Kaun 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sasha Kaun 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sasha Kaun 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sasha Kaun 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sasha Kaun 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sasha Kaun 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sasha Kaun 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sasha Kaun 23 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sasha Kaun 26 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sasha Kaun 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sasha Kaun 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sasha Kaun 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sasha Kaun 25 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sasha Kaun .529 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sasha Kaun .455 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sasha Kaun 0.9 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sasha Kaun 1.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sasha Kaun 0.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sasha Kaun 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sasha Kaun 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sasha Kaun 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sasha Kaun - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sasha Kaun - 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.