Kirk Penney vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kirk Penney 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

Kirk Penney

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kirk Penney: 2003-04 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kirk Penney 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kirk Penney 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kirk Penney 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kirk Penney 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kirk Penney 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kirk Penney 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kirk Penney 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney 0.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kirk Penney 5 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kirk Penney 2 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kirk Penney 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kirk Penney 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kirk Penney 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kirk Penney 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kirk Penney .222 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kirk Penney .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kirk Penney 1.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney 0.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kirk Penney 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney - 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.