Nenad Krstic vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nenad Krstic 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

Nenad Krstic

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nenad Krstic: 2004-05 to 2010-11
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nenad Krstic 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nenad Krstic 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nenad Krstic 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nenad Krstic 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nenad Krstic 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nenad Krstic 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nenad Krstic 10.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nenad Krstic 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nenad Krstic 4,210 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nenad Krstic 2,261 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nenad Krstic 346 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nenad Krstic 162 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nenad Krstic 286 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nenad Krstic 419 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nenad Krstic .494 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nenad Krstic .143 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nenad Krstic .730 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nenad Krstic 16.4 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nenad Krstic 6.8 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nenad Krstic 1.8 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nenad Krstic 1.1 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nenad Krstic 10.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nenad Krstic 5.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nenad Krstic 290 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nenad Krstic 152 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nenad Krstic 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nenad Krstic 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nenad Krstic 20 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nenad Krstic 28 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nenad Krstic .505 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nenad Krstic - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nenad Krstic .767 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nenad Krstic 18.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nenad Krstic 7.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nenad Krstic 1.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.5 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nenad Krstic 0.9 (2006) 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.