Nate Thurmond vs. Luther Wright Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Luther Wright 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.

Luther Wright

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Luther Wright: 1993-94 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Luther Wright 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Luther Wright 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Luther Wright 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Luther Wright 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Luther Wright 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Luther Wright 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 Luther Wright 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Luther Wright 0.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Luther Wright 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Luther Wright 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Luther Wright 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Luther Wright 19

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Luther Wright 10

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Luther Wright 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Luther Wright 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Luther Wright 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Luther Wright 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Luther Wright .348

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Luther Wright .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Luther Wright .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Luther Wright 1.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Luther Wright 0.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Luther Wright 0.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Luther Wright 0.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Luther Wright 0.1 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Luther Wright -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Luther Wright -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Luther Wright -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Luther Wright -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Luther Wright -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Luther Wright -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Luther Wright -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Luther Wright -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Luther Wright -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Luther Wright -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Luther Wright 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Luther Wright -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Luther Wright -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Luther Wright -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Luther Wright -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Luther Wright -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Luther Wright -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Luther Wright -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Luther Wright -

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.