Kenny Payne vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Payne 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kenny Payne 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kenny Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Payne 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 Payne 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 508 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 170 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kenny Payne 61 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kenny Payne 38 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 22 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kenny Payne 144 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .410 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .293 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne .859 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kenny Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kenny Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kenny Payne 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) 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.