Kris Dunn vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kris Dunn 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

Kris Dunn

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kris Dunn: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kris Dunn 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kris Dunn 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kris Dunn 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kris Dunn 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kris Dunn 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kris Dunn 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kris Dunn 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kris Dunn 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kris Dunn 4.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kris Dunn 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kris Dunn 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kris Dunn 2,642 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kris Dunn 1,104 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kris Dunn 1,407 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kris Dunn 469 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kris Dunn 144 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kris Dunn 333 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kris Dunn .437 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kris Dunn .323 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kris Dunn .739 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kris Dunn 13.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kris Dunn 4.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kris Dunn 6.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kris Dunn 2.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kris Dunn 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kris Dunn 1.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kris Dunn 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kris Dunn 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kris Dunn 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kris Dunn 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kris Dunn 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kris Dunn 5 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kris Dunn 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kris Dunn 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kris Dunn 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kris Dunn 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kris Dunn .200 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kris Dunn .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kris Dunn 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kris Dunn 1.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kris Dunn 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kris Dunn 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kris Dunn 0.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kris Dunn 0.4 (2021) 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.