Stan Kimbrough vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Stan Kimbrough 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

Stan Kimbrough

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Kimbrough: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Kimbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Stan Kimbrough 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Stan Kimbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Stan Kimbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Stan Kimbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stan Kimbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Kimbrough 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Stan Kimbrough 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Stan Kimbrough 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Stan Kimbrough 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Stan Kimbrough 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Kimbrough 21 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Stan Kimbrough 7 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Stan Kimbrough 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Stan Kimbrough 5 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Stan Kimbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Stan Kimbrough 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Kimbrough .409 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Stan Kimbrough .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan Kimbrough 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Kimbrough 1.7 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Kimbrough 0.7 (1990) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Stan Kimbrough 0.5 (1990) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Stan Kimbrough 0.4 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stan Kimbrough 0.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Stan Kimbrough 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stan Kimbrough - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Stan Kimbrough - 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.