Nate Thurmond vs. Morlon Wiley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Morlon Wiley 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.

Morlon Wiley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Morlon Wiley: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Morlon Wiley 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Morlon Wiley 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Morlon Wiley 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Morlon Wiley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Morlon Wiley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Morlon Wiley 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 Morlon Wiley 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Morlon Wiley 1.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Morlon Wiley 2.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Morlon Wiley 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Morlon Wiley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Morlon Wiley 1,078

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Morlon Wiley 341

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Morlon Wiley 722

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Morlon Wiley 243

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Morlon Wiley 17

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Morlon Wiley 295

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Morlon Wiley .412

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Morlon Wiley .354

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Morlon Wiley .707

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Morlon Wiley 5.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Morlon Wiley 1.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Morlon Wiley 3.4 (1992)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Morlon Wiley 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Morlon Wiley 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Morlon Wiley -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Morlon Wiley -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Morlon Wiley -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Morlon Wiley -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Morlon Wiley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Morlon Wiley -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Morlon Wiley -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Morlon Wiley -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Morlon Wiley -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Morlon Wiley -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Morlon Wiley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Morlon Wiley -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Morlon Wiley -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Morlon Wiley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Morlon Wiley -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Morlon Wiley -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Morlon Wiley -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Morlon Wiley -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Morlon Wiley -

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.