Nate Thurmond vs. Dajuan Wagner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dajuan Wagner 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.

Dajuan Wagner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Dajuan Wagner: 2002-03 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Dajuan Wagner 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Dajuan Wagner 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Dajuan Wagner 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Dajuan Wagner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Dajuan Wagner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Dajuan Wagner 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 Dajuan Wagner 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Dajuan Wagner 1.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Dajuan Wagner 1.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Dajuan Wagner 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Dajuan Wagner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Dajuan Wagner 964

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Dajuan Wagner 142

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Dajuan Wagner 195

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Dajuan Wagner 69

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Dajuan Wagner 14

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Dajuan Wagner 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Dajuan Wagner .366

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dajuan Wagner .321

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Dajuan Wagner .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Dajuan Wagner 13.4 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Dajuan Wagner 1.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Dajuan Wagner 2.8 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Dajuan Wagner 0.8 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Dajuan Wagner 0.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Dajuan Wagner -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Dajuan Wagner -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Dajuan Wagner -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Dajuan Wagner -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Dajuan Wagner -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Dajuan Wagner -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Dajuan Wagner -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Dajuan Wagner -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Dajuan Wagner -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Dajuan Wagner -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Dajuan Wagner 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Dajuan Wagner -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dajuan Wagner -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Dajuan Wagner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Dajuan Wagner -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Dajuan Wagner -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Dajuan Wagner -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Dajuan Wagner -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Dajuan Wagner -

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.