Nate Thurmond vs. Kyle Wiltjer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyle Wiltjer and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Nate Thurmond:
1963-64 to 1976-77
Kyle Wiltjer:
2016-17 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

Nate Thurmond0
Kyle Wiltjer0
Nate Thurmond14
Kyle Wiltjer1
Nate Thurmond9
Kyle Wiltjer1
Nate Thurmond7
Kyle Wiltjer0

Honors and Awards

Nate Thurmond2 *
Kyle Wiltjer0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Nate Thurmond5
Kyle Wiltjer0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Nate Thurmond 15.0
Kyle Wiltjer 0.9

Nate Thurmond 15.0
Kyle Wiltjer 0.7

Nate Thurmond 2.7
Kyle Wiltjer 0.1

Nate Thurmond 0.5
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0.2

Nate Thurmond 2.1
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0.1

Totals Stats

Nate Thurmond 14,437
Kyle Wiltjer 13

Nate Thurmond 14,464
Kyle Wiltjer 10

Nate Thurmond 2,575
Kyle Wiltjer 2

Nate Thurmond 125
*
Kyle Wiltjer 3

Nate Thurmond 553
*
Kyle Wiltjer 1

Nate Thurmond 964
Kyle Wiltjer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Nate Thurmond .421
Kyle Wiltjer .286

3-Point Percentage
Nate Thurmond -
n/a **
Kyle Wiltjer .308

Free Throw Percentage
Nate Thurmond .667
Kyle Wiltjer .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Nate Thurmond 21.9
(1970)
Kyle Wiltjer 0.9
(2017)

Nate Thurmond 22.0
(1968)
Kyle Wiltjer 0.7
(2017)

Nate Thurmond 4.2
(1968)
Kyle Wiltjer 0.1
(2017)

Nate Thurmond 0.7
(1974)
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0.2
(2017)

Nate Thurmond 2.9
(1974)
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0.1
(2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Nate Thurmond 11.9
Kyle Wiltjer 3.0

Nate Thurmond 13.6
Kyle Wiltjer 0.0

Nate Thurmond 2.8
Kyle Wiltjer 0.0

Nate Thurmond 0.4
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0.0

Nate Thurmond 1.9
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0.0

Totals Stats

Nate Thurmond 966
Kyle Wiltjer 3

Nate Thurmond 1,101
Kyle Wiltjer 0

Nate Thurmond 225
Kyle Wiltjer 0

Nate Thurmond 11
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0

Nate Thurmond 51
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0

Nate Thurmond 81
Kyle Wiltjer 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Nate Thurmond .416
Kyle Wiltjer 1.000

3-Point Percentage
Nate Thurmond -
n/a **
Kyle Wiltjer 1.000

Free Throw Percentage
Nate Thurmond .621
Kyle Wiltjer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Nate Thurmond 25.4
(1972)
Kyle Wiltjer 3.0
(2017)

Nate Thurmond 23.1
(1967)
Kyle Wiltjer 0.0
(2017)

Nate Thurmond 5.2
(1972)
Kyle Wiltjer 0.0
(2017)

Nate Thurmond 0.5
(1976)
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0.0
(2017)

Nate Thurmond 2.2
(1976)
*
Kyle Wiltjer 0.0
(2017)

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.