David Nwaba vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and David Nwaba 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

David Nwaba

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Nwaba: 2016-17 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Nwaba 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons David Nwaba 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played David Nwaba 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games David Nwaba 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team David Nwaba 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Nwaba 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Nwaba 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game David Nwaba 3.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game David Nwaba 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game David Nwaba 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game David Nwaba 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Nwaba 1,622 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds David Nwaba 866 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists David Nwaba 246 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals David Nwaba 177 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks David Nwaba 106 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games David Nwaba 237 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Nwaba .490 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage David Nwaba .320 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Nwaba .673 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Nwaba 9.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game David Nwaba 4.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game David Nwaba 1.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Nwaba 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Nwaba 0.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games David Nwaba 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Nwaba - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Nwaba - 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.