Nate Thurmond vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 DeJuan Wheat 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 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

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.