Negele Knight vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Negele Knight 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

Negele Knight

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Negele Knight 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) 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.