Nate Thurmond vs. Jiri Welsch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jiri Welsch 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.

Jiri Welsch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jiri Welsch: 2002-03 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jiri Welsch 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jiri Welsch 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jiri Welsch 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jiri Welsch 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Jiri Welsch 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jiri Welsch 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 Jiri Welsch 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jiri Welsch 2.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jiri Welsch 1.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jiri Welsch 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jiri Welsch 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jiri Welsch 1,519

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jiri Welsch 602

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jiri Welsch 375

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jiri Welsch 187

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jiri Welsch 15

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jiri Welsch 247

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jiri Welsch .403

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jiri Welsch .343

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jiri Welsch .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jiri Welsch 9.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jiri Welsch 3.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jiri Welsch 2.3 (2004)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jiri Welsch 1.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jiri Welsch 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jiri Welsch 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jiri Welsch 1.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jiri Welsch 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jiri Welsch 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jiri Welsch 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jiri Welsch 39

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jiri Welsch 15

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jiri Welsch 11

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jiri Welsch 3

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jiri Welsch 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jiri Welsch 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jiri Welsch .481

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jiri Welsch .250

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jiri Welsch .923

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jiri Welsch 8.0 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jiri Welsch 3.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jiri Welsch 2.3 (2004)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jiri Welsch 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jiri Welsch 0.0 (2006)

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.