Nate Thurmond vs. Loren Woods Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Loren Woods 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.

Loren Woods

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Loren Woods: 2001-02 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Loren Woods 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Loren Woods 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Loren Woods 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Loren Woods 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Loren Woods 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Loren Woods 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 Loren Woods 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Loren Woods 3.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Loren Woods 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Loren Woods 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Loren Woods 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Loren Woods 555

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Loren Woods 682

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Loren Woods 74

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Loren Woods 55

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Loren Woods 128

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Loren Woods 215

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Loren Woods .419

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Loren Woods .143

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Loren Woods .642

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Loren Woods 3.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Loren Woods 4.9 (2005)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Loren Woods 0.5 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Loren Woods 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Loren Woods 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Loren Woods 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Loren Woods 0.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Loren Woods 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Loren Woods 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Loren Woods 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Loren Woods 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Loren Woods 2

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Loren Woods 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Loren Woods 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Loren Woods 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Loren Woods 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Loren Woods .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Loren Woods -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Loren Woods -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Loren Woods 2.0 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Loren Woods 1.0 (2008)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Loren Woods 0.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Loren Woods 0.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Loren Woods 0.0 (2008)

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.