Nate Thurmond vs. Clarence Weatherspoon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clarence Weatherspoon 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.

Clarence Weatherspoon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
C. Weatherspoon: 1992-93 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 C. Weatherspoon 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 C. Weatherspoon 13

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 C. Weatherspoon 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 C. Weatherspoon 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * C. Weatherspoon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 C. Weatherspoon 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 C. Weatherspoon 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 C. Weatherspoon 7.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 C. Weatherspoon 1.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * C. Weatherspoon 1.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * C. Weatherspoon 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 C. Weatherspoon 10,483

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 C. Weatherspoon 6,846

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 C. Weatherspoon 1,346

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * C. Weatherspoon 880

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * C. Weatherspoon 794

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 C. Weatherspoon 915

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 C. Weatherspoon .471

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** C. Weatherspoon .196

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 C. Weatherspoon .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) C. Weatherspoon 18.4 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) C. Weatherspoon 10.1 (1994)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) C. Weatherspoon 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * C. Weatherspoon 1.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * C. Weatherspoon 1.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 C. Weatherspoon 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 C. Weatherspoon 3.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 C. Weatherspoon 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * C. Weatherspoon 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * C. Weatherspoon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 C. Weatherspoon 100

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 C. Weatherspoon 66

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 C. Weatherspoon 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * C. Weatherspoon 11

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * C. Weatherspoon 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 C. Weatherspoon 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 C. Weatherspoon .396

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** C. Weatherspoon -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 C. Weatherspoon .596

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) C. Weatherspoon 6.4 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) C. Weatherspoon 4.2 (1999)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) C. Weatherspoon 0.4 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * C. Weatherspoon 1.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * C. Weatherspoon 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.