Nate Thurmond vs. Darryl Watkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darryl Watkins 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.

Darryl Watkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Darryl Watkins: 2007-08 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Darryl Watkins 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Darryl Watkins 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Darryl Watkins 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Darryl Watkins 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Darryl Watkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Darryl Watkins 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 Darryl Watkins 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Darryl Watkins 2.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Darryl Watkins 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Darryl Watkins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Darryl Watkins 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Darryl Watkins 35

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Darryl Watkins 39

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Darryl Watkins 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Darryl Watkins 7

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Darryl Watkins 6

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Darryl Watkins 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Darryl Watkins .414

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Darryl Watkins -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Darryl Watkins .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Darryl Watkins 4.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Darryl Watkins 5.4 (2012)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Darryl Watkins 0.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Darryl Watkins 1.0 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Darryl Watkins 0.8 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Darryl Watkins -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Darryl Watkins -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Darryl Watkins -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Darryl Watkins -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Darryl Watkins -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Darryl Watkins -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Darryl Watkins -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Darryl Watkins -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Darryl Watkins -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Darryl Watkins -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Darryl Watkins 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Darryl Watkins -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Darryl Watkins -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Darryl Watkins -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Darryl Watkins -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Darryl Watkins -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Darryl Watkins -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Darryl Watkins -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Darryl Watkins -

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.