Nate Thurmond vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.