Joe Kleine vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joe Kleine 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

Joe Kleine

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Kleine 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Kleine 15 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Kleine 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Kleine 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Kleine 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Kleine 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 4,666 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 3,991 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Kleine 622 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Kleine 261 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 285 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Kleine 965 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .453 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .271 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .794 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 3.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 2.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 192 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 133 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Kleine 18 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Kleine 11 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 15 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Kleine 50 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .515 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .793 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) 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.