Nate Thurmond vs. Brad Wanamaker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brad Wanamaker and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Brad Wanamaker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Brad Wanamaker: 2018-19 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Brad Wanamaker 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Brad Wanamaker 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Brad Wanamaker 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Brad Wanamaker 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Brad Wanamaker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Brad Wanamaker 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Brad Wanamaker 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Brad Wanamaker 1.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Brad Wanamaker 2.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Brad Wanamaker 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Brad Wanamaker 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Brad Wanamaker 1,046

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Brad Wanamaker 329

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Brad Wanamaker 464

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Brad Wanamaker 123

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Brad Wanamaker 33

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Brad Wanamaker 191

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Brad Wanamaker .421

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Brad Wanamaker .300

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Brad Wanamaker .907

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Brad Wanamaker 6.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Brad Wanamaker 2.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Brad Wanamaker 2.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Brad Wanamaker 0.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Brad Wanamaker 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Brad Wanamaker 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Brad Wanamaker 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Brad Wanamaker 1.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Brad Wanamaker 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Brad Wanamaker 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Brad Wanamaker 94

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Brad Wanamaker 34

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Brad Wanamaker 33

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Brad Wanamaker 14

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Brad Wanamaker 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Brad Wanamaker 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Brad Wanamaker .478

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Brad Wanamaker .464

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Brad Wanamaker .850

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Brad Wanamaker 4.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Brad Wanamaker 2.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Brad Wanamaker 1.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Brad Wanamaker 0.7 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Brad Wanamaker 0.2 (2020)

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.