Toby Kimball vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Toby Kimball 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

Toby Kimball

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Toby Kimball: 1966-67 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Toby Kimball 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Toby Kimball 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Toby Kimball 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Toby Kimball 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Toby Kimball 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Toby Kimball 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Toby Kimball 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Toby Kimball 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Toby Kimball 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Toby Kimball 0.7 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Toby Kimball 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Toby Kimball 3,470 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Toby Kimball 3,870 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Toby Kimball 571 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Toby Kimball 51 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Toby Kimball 23 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Toby Kimball 571 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Toby Kimball .425 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Toby Kimball - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Toby Kimball .573 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Toby Kimball 11.0 (1968) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Toby Kimball 11.7 (1968) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Toby Kimball 1.8 (1968) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Toby Kimball 0.7 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Toby Kimball 0.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Toby Kimball 5.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Toby Kimball 5.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Toby Kimball 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Toby Kimball - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Toby Kimball - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Toby Kimball 71 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Toby Kimball 83 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Toby Kimball 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Toby Kimball 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Toby Kimball 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Toby Kimball 14 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Toby Kimball .418 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Toby Kimball - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Toby Kimball .556 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Toby Kimball 9.8 (1969) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Toby Kimball 12.3 (1969) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Toby Kimball 0.7 (1969) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Toby Kimball - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Toby Kimball - * 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.