Nate Thurmond vs. Dwight Waller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Waller 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.

Dwight Waller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Dwight Waller: 1968-69 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Dwight Waller 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Dwight Waller 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Dwight Waller 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Dwight Waller 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Dwight Waller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Dwight Waller 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 Dwight Waller 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Dwight Waller 0.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Dwight Waller 0.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Dwight Waller 7

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Dwight Waller 10

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Dwight Waller 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Dwight Waller 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Dwight Waller .222

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dwight Waller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Dwight Waller .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Dwight Waller 0.6 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Dwight Waller 0.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Dwight Waller 0.1 (1969)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Dwight Waller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Dwight Waller -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Dwight Waller -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Dwight Waller -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Dwight Waller -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Dwight Waller -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Dwight Waller -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Dwight Waller 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Dwight Waller -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dwight Waller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Dwight Waller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Dwight Waller -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Dwight Waller -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Dwight Waller -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Dwight Waller - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.