Wayne Englestad vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Wayne Englestad 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

Wayne Englestad

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Englestad: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Englestad 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Wayne Englestad 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Wayne Englestad 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Wayne Englestad 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Wayne Englestad 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Englestad 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Englestad 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Englestad 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Wayne Englestad 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Englestad 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Englestad 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Englestad 28 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Wayne Englestad 16 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Wayne Englestad 7 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Wayne Englestad 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Wayne Englestad 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Wayne Englestad 11 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Englestad .379 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Englestad .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Englestad 2.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Englestad 1.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wayne Englestad 0.6 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wayne Englestad 0.1 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Englestad 0.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Wayne Englestad 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Englestad - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Englestad - 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.