Nate Thurmond vs. Casper Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Casper Ware 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.

Casper Ware

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Casper Ware: 2013-14 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Casper Ware 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Casper Ware 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Casper Ware 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Casper Ware 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Casper Ware 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Casper Ware 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 Casper Ware 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Casper Ware 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Casper Ware 1.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Casper Ware 0.9

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Casper Ware 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Casper Ware 48

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Casper Ware 9

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Casper Ware 10

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Casper Ware 8

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Casper Ware 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Casper Ware 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Casper Ware .429

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Casper Ware .333

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Casper Ware .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Casper Ware 5.3 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Casper Ware 1.0 (2014)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Casper Ware 1.1 (2014)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Casper Ware 0.9 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Casper Ware 0.0 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Casper Ware -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Casper Ware -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Casper Ware -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Casper Ware -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Casper Ware -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Casper Ware -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Casper Ware -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Casper Ware -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Casper Ware -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Casper Ware -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Casper Ware 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Casper Ware -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Casper Ware -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Casper Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Casper Ware -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Casper Ware -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Casper Ware -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Casper Ware -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Casper Ware -

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.