Nate Thurmond vs. Matt Wenstrom Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Wenstrom 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.

Matt Wenstrom

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Matt Wenstrom 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Matt Wenstrom 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Matt Wenstrom 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Matt Wenstrom 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Matt Wenstrom 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Matt Wenstrom 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 Matt Wenstrom 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Matt Wenstrom 1.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Matt Wenstrom 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Matt Wenstrom 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Matt Wenstrom 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Matt Wenstrom 18

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Matt Wenstrom 12

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Matt Wenstrom 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Matt Wenstrom 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Matt Wenstrom 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Matt Wenstrom 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Matt Wenstrom .600

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Matt Wenstrom -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Matt Wenstrom .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Matt Wenstrom 1.6 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Matt Wenstrom 1.1 (1994)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Matt Wenstrom 0.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Matt Wenstrom 0.0 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Matt Wenstrom 0.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Matt Wenstrom -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Matt Wenstrom -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Matt Wenstrom -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Matt Wenstrom -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Matt Wenstrom -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Matt Wenstrom -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Matt Wenstrom -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Matt Wenstrom -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Matt Wenstrom -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Matt Wenstrom -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Matt Wenstrom 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Matt Wenstrom -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Matt Wenstrom -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Matt Wenstrom -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Matt Wenstrom -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Matt Wenstrom -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Matt Wenstrom -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Matt Wenstrom -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Matt Wenstrom -

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.