Nate Thurmond vs. Jan Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jan Van Breda Kolff and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Jan Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jan Van Breda Kolff: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jan Van Breda Kolff 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jan Van Breda Kolff 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jan Van Breda Kolff 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jan Van Breda Kolff 4.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jan Van Breda Kolff 2,596

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1,778

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jan Van Breda Kolff 815

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 363

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 329

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jan Van Breda Kolff 434

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jan Van Breda Kolff .439

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jan Van Breda Kolff .300 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jan Van Breda Kolff .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jan Van Breda Kolff 6.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jan Van Breda Kolff 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.9 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jan Van Breda Kolff 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jan Van Breda Kolff 5.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jan Van Breda Kolff 21

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jan Van Breda Kolff 23

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jan Van Breda Kolff 7

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 2

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jan Van Breda Kolff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jan Van Breda Kolff .381

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jan Van Breda Kolff - *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jan Van Breda Kolff .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jan Van Breda Kolff 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.5 (1979)

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. 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.