Rodions Kurucs vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rodions Kurucs 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

Rodions Kurucs

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodions Kurucs: 2018-19 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodions Kurucs 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rodions Kurucs 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rodions Kurucs 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rodions Kurucs 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodions Kurucs 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodions Kurucs 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodions Kurucs 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodions Kurucs 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodions Kurucs 780 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rodions Kurucs 406 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rodions Kurucs 113 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rodions Kurucs 75 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rodions Kurucs 34 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rodions Kurucs 131 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodions Kurucs .444 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rodions Kurucs .329 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodions Kurucs .739 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodions Kurucs 8.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rodions Kurucs 3.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rodions Kurucs 1.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodions Kurucs 5.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rodions Kurucs 4.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodions Kurucs 47 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rodions Kurucs 33 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rodions Kurucs 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rodions Kurucs 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rodions Kurucs 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rodions Kurucs 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodions Kurucs .475 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rodions Kurucs .125 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodions Kurucs .636 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodions Kurucs 6.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rodions Kurucs 5.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.5 (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.