Kira Lewis Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kira Lewis 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

Kira Lewis Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kira Lewis Jr.: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kira Lewis Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kira Lewis Jr. 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kira Lewis Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kira Lewis Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kira Lewis Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kira Lewis 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 Kira Lewis Jr. 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kira Lewis Jr. 687 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kira Lewis Jr. 169 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kira Lewis Jr. 233 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kira Lewis Jr. 68 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kira Lewis Jr. 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kira Lewis Jr. 131 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kira Lewis Jr. .397 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kira Lewis Jr. .294 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kira Lewis Jr. .848 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 6.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 1.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 2.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 0.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. 0.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kira Lewis Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kira Lewis Jr. - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kira Lewis 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.