Nate Thurmond vs. Charlie Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Ward 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.

Charlie Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Charlie Ward: 1994-95 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Charlie Ward 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Charlie Ward 11

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Charlie Ward 7

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Charlie Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Charlie Ward 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Charlie Ward 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 Charlie Ward 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Charlie Ward 2.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Charlie Ward 4.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Charlie Ward 1.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Charlie Ward 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Charlie Ward 3,947

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Charlie Ward 1,648

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Charlie Ward 2,539

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Charlie Ward 776

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Charlie Ward 128

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Charlie Ward 630

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Charlie Ward .408

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Charlie Ward .364

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Charlie Ward .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Charlie Ward 7.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Charlie Ward 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Charlie Ward 5.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Charlie Ward 2.1 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Charlie Ward 0.5 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Charlie Ward 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Charlie Ward 2.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Charlie Ward 3.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Charlie Ward 1.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Charlie Ward 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Charlie Ward 396

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Charlie Ward 183

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Charlie Ward 264

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Charlie Ward 105

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Charlie Ward 10

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Charlie Ward 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Charlie Ward .422

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Charlie Ward .349

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Charlie Ward .710

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Charlie Ward 9.4 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Charlie Ward 4.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Charlie Ward 6.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Charlie Ward 2.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Charlie Ward 0.3 (2000)

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.