Nate Thurmond vs. Isaiah Whitehead Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isaiah Whitehead 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.

Isaiah Whitehead

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Isaiah Whitehead: 2016-17 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Isaiah Whitehead 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Isaiah Whitehead 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Isaiah Whitehead 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Isaiah Whitehead 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Isaiah Whitehead 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Isaiah Whitehead 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 Isaiah Whitehead 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Isaiah Whitehead 2.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Isaiah Whitehead 2.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Isaiah Whitehead 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Isaiah Whitehead 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Isaiah Whitehead 643

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Isaiah Whitehead 210

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Isaiah Whitehead 212

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Isaiah Whitehead 50

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Isaiah Whitehead 38

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Isaiah Whitehead 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Isaiah Whitehead .411

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Isaiah Whitehead .305

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Isaiah Whitehead .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Isaiah Whitehead 7.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Isaiah Whitehead 2.5 (2017)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Isaiah Whitehead 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Isaiah Whitehead 0.6 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Isaiah Whitehead 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Isaiah Whitehead -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Isaiah Whitehead -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Isaiah Whitehead -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Isaiah Whitehead -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Isaiah Whitehead -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Isaiah Whitehead -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Isaiah Whitehead -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Isaiah Whitehead -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Isaiah Whitehead -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Isaiah Whitehead -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Isaiah Whitehead 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Isaiah Whitehead -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Isaiah Whitehead -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Isaiah Whitehead -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Isaiah Whitehead -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Isaiah Whitehead -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Isaiah Whitehead -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Isaiah Whitehead -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Isaiah Whitehead -

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.