Bill Hewitt vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bill Hewitt 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

Bill Hewitt

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Hewitt: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Hewitt 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Hewitt 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Hewitt 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Hewitt 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Hewitt 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Hewitt 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Hewitt 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hewitt 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Hewitt 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Hewitt 0.5 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Hewitt 0.6 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Hewitt 2,062 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Hewitt 1,994 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Hewitt 469 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Hewitt 9 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Hewitt 10 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Hewitt 361 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Hewitt .439 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Hewitt - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Hewitt .561 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Hewitt 7.7 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hewitt 7.3 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Hewitt 2.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Hewitt 0.5 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Hewitt 0.6 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Hewitt 9.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hewitt 5.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Hewitt 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Hewitt - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Hewitt - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Hewitt 140 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Hewitt 78 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Hewitt 17 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Hewitt 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Hewitt 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Hewitt 15 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Hewitt .404 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Hewitt - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Hewitt .621 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Hewitt 9.3 (1969) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hewitt 5.2 (1969) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Hewitt 1.1 (1969) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Hewitt - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Hewitt - * 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.