Curtis Kitchen vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Curtis Kitchen 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

Curtis Kitchen

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Curtis Kitchen: 1986-87 to 1986-87
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Curtis Kitchen 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Curtis Kitchen 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Curtis Kitchen 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Curtis Kitchen 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Curtis Kitchen 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Curtis Kitchen 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Curtis Kitchen 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Curtis Kitchen 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Curtis Kitchen 9 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Curtis Kitchen 9 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Curtis Kitchen 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Curtis Kitchen 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Curtis Kitchen 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Curtis Kitchen 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Curtis Kitchen .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Curtis Kitchen .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Curtis Kitchen .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Curtis Kitchen 1.5 (1987) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Curtis Kitchen 1.5 (1987) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.2 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.3 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.5 (1987) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Curtis Kitchen 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Curtis Kitchen 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Curtis Kitchen 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Curtis Kitchen 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Curtis Kitchen 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Curtis Kitchen 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Curtis Kitchen .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Curtis Kitchen - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Curtis Kitchen .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.3 (1987) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.8 (1987) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Curtis Kitchen 0.3 (1987) 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.