Walt Kirk vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Walt Kirk 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

Walt Kirk

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Walt Kirk 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Walt Kirk 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Walt Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Kirk 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 7.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 907 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 44 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Walt Kirk 249 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Walt Kirk 118 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .305 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .718 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 5 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 0 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Walt Kirk 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Walt Kirk 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .286 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .167 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.