Nate Thurmond vs. Mark West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mark West 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.

Mark West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Mark West: 1983-84 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Mark West 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Mark West 17

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Mark West 11

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Mark West 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Mark West 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Mark West 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 Mark West 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Mark West 4.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Mark West 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Mark West 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Mark West 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Mark West 6,259

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Mark West 5,347

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Mark West 428

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Mark West 326

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Mark West 1,403

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Mark West 1,090

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Mark West .580

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mark West .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Mark West .568

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Mark West 10.5 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Mark West 8.9 (1990)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Mark West 0.9 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Mark West 0.6 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Mark West 2.3 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Mark West 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Mark West 4.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Mark West 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Mark West 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Mark West 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Mark West 496

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Mark West 422

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Mark West 36

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Mark West 24

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Mark West 119

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Mark West 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Mark West .566

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mark West -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Mark West .577

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Mark West 11.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Mark West 10.3 (1990)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Mark West 1.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Mark West 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Mark West 2.6 (1990)

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.