Tarence Kinsey vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tarence Kinsey

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tarence Kinsey: 2006-07 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tarence Kinsey 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tarence Kinsey 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tarence Kinsey 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tarence Kinsey 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tarence Kinsey 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tarence Kinsey 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tarence Kinsey 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tarence Kinsey 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tarence Kinsey 511 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tarence Kinsey 147 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tarence Kinsey 53 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tarence Kinsey 68 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tarence Kinsey 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tarence Kinsey 109 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tarence Kinsey .453 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tarence Kinsey .324 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tarence Kinsey .817 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tarence Kinsey 7.7 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tarence Kinsey 2.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.9 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tarence Kinsey 1.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tarence Kinsey 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tarence Kinsey 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tarence Kinsey 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tarence Kinsey 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tarence Kinsey 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tarence Kinsey 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tarence Kinsey .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tarence Kinsey - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tarence Kinsey 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.2 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.1 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tarence Kinsey 0.0 (2009) 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.