Kenny Fields vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kenny Fields 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

Kenny Fields

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Fields: 1984-85 to 1987-88
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Fields 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Fields 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kenny Fields 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kenny Fields 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Fields 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Fields 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Fields 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Fields 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Fields 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Fields 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Fields 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Fields 1,140 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kenny Fields 464 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kenny Fields 188 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kenny Fields 97 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kenny Fields 38 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kenny Fields 184 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Fields .474 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kenny Fields .188 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Fields .733 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Fields 8.2 (1987) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Fields 4.1 (1988) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kenny Fields 1.4 (1988) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kenny Fields 0.7 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Fields 0.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Fields 7.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Fields 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Fields 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Fields 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Fields 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Fields 89 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kenny Fields 28 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kenny Fields 10 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kenny Fields 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kenny Fields 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kenny Fields 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Fields .551 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kenny Fields .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Fields .522 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Fields 7.4 (1986) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Fields 2.3 (1986) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kenny Fields 0.8 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Fields 0.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Fields 0.0 (1986) 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.