Kevin Porter Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kevin Porter 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

Kevin Porter Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Porter Jr.: 2019-20 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Porter Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Porter Jr. 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Porter Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kevin Porter Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Porter Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Porter 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 Kevin Porter Jr. 15.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 5.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Porter Jr. 3,008 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kevin Porter Jr. 842 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kevin Porter Jr. 987 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kevin Porter Jr. 216 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 61 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kevin Porter Jr. 196 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Porter Jr. .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kevin Porter Jr. .357 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Porter Jr. .725 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 19.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 5.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 6.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 1.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. 0.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kevin Porter Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter Jr. - 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.