Alex Kirk vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alex Kirk 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Alex Kirk: 2014-15 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alex Kirk 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alex Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alex Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Kirk 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Kirk 0.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alex Kirk 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Kirk 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Kirk 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Kirk 4 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alex Kirk 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alex Kirk 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alex Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alex Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alex Kirk 5 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Kirk .250 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Kirk 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Kirk 0.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Kirk 0.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Kirk 0.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Kirk 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Kirk 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alex Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Kirk - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Kirk - 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.