Enes Kanter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Enes Kanter 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

Enes Kanter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Enes Kanter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Enes Kanter 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Enes Kanter 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Enes Kanter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Enes Kanter 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Enes Kanter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 7.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 8,349 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 5,822 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Enes Kanter 638 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Enes Kanter 296 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 363 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 748 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .548 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .289 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 7.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 5.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 450 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 346 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Enes Kanter 33 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Enes Kanter 16 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 30 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 59 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .514 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .211 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012) 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.