Kenneth Lofton Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kenneth Lofton Jr. 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

Kenneth Lofton Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenneth Lofton Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenneth Lofton Jr. 216 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kenneth Lofton Jr. 89 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kenneth Lofton Jr. 53 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kenneth Lofton Jr. 11 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kenneth Lofton Jr. 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 45 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .497 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .317 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .623 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 5.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenneth Lofton Jr. 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kenneth Lofton Jr. 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kenneth Lofton Jr. 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .375 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenneth Lofton Jr. .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 1.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kenneth Lofton Jr. 0.0 (2023) 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.