Nate Thurmond vs. Dwayne Whitfield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwayne Whitfield 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.

Dwayne Whitfield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Dwayne Whitfield: 1995-96 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Dwayne Whitfield 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Dwayne Whitfield 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Dwayne Whitfield 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Dwayne Whitfield 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Dwayne Whitfield 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Dwayne Whitfield 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 Dwayne Whitfield 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Dwayne Whitfield 3.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Dwayne Whitfield 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Dwayne Whitfield 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Dwayne Whitfield 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Dwayne Whitfield 40

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Dwayne Whitfield 25

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Dwayne Whitfield 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Dwayne Whitfield 3

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Dwayne Whitfield 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Dwayne Whitfield 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Dwayne Whitfield .433

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dwayne Whitfield -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Dwayne Whitfield .636

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Dwayne Whitfield 5.0 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Dwayne Whitfield 3.1 (1996)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Dwayne Whitfield 0.3 (1996)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Dwayne Whitfield 0.4 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Dwayne Whitfield 0.3 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Dwayne Whitfield -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Dwayne Whitfield -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Dwayne Whitfield -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Dwayne Whitfield -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Dwayne Whitfield -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Dwayne Whitfield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Dwayne Whitfield -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dwayne Whitfield -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Dwayne Whitfield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Dwayne Whitfield -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Dwayne Whitfield -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Dwayne Whitfield -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Dwayne Whitfield -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Dwayne Whitfield -

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.