Kyle Kuzma vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 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 Kuzma 17.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.