Nate Thurmond vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Rookie of The Year Nate Thurmond 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Karl-Anthony Towns 298

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Karl-Anthony Towns 183

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Karl-Anthony Towns 34

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Karl-Anthony Towns 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Karl-Anthony Towns .471

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .333

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Karl-Anthony Towns .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

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.