Nate Thurmond vs. Dedric Willoughby Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dedric Willoughby 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.

Dedric Willoughby

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Dedric Willoughby: 1999-00 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Dedric Willoughby 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Dedric Willoughby 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Dedric Willoughby 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Dedric Willoughby 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Dedric Willoughby 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Dedric Willoughby 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 Dedric Willoughby 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Dedric Willoughby 2.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Dedric Willoughby 2.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Dedric Willoughby 0.9

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Dedric Willoughby 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Dedric Willoughby 190

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Dedric Willoughby 51

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Dedric Willoughby 66

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Dedric Willoughby 23

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Dedric Willoughby 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Dedric Willoughby 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Dedric Willoughby .341

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dedric Willoughby .296

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Dedric Willoughby .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Dedric Willoughby 7.6 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Dedric Willoughby 2.0 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Dedric Willoughby 2.6 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Dedric Willoughby 0.9 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Dedric Willoughby 0.1 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Dedric Willoughby -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Dedric Willoughby -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Dedric Willoughby -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Dedric Willoughby -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Dedric Willoughby -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Dedric Willoughby -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Dedric Willoughby -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Dedric Willoughby -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Dedric Willoughby -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Dedric Willoughby -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Dedric Willoughby 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Dedric Willoughby -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dedric Willoughby -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Dedric Willoughby -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Dedric Willoughby -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Dedric Willoughby -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Dedric Willoughby -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Dedric Willoughby -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Dedric Willoughby -

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.