Kyle Korver vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kyle Korver 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

Kyle Korver

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Korver: 2003-04 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Korver 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Korver 17 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kyle Korver 14 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kyle Korver 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyle Korver 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Korver 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 9.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Korver 11,953 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kyle Korver 3,643 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kyle Korver 2,114 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kyle Korver 804 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kyle Korver 403 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kyle Korver 1,232 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver .442 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver .429 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver .877 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 14.4 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 4.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 2.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 1.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 8.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 2.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Korver 1,156 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kyle Korver 360 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kyle Korver 152 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kyle Korver 81 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kyle Korver 56 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kyle Korver 145 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver .417 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver .391 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver .895 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 13.4 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 5.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 2.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 1.4 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 1.1 (2015) 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.