Nate Thurmond vs. Murray Wier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Murray Wier 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.

Murray Wier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Murray Wier: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Murray Wier 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Murray Wier 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Murray Wier 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Murray Wier 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Murray Wier 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Murray Wier 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 Murray Wier 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Murray Wier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Murray Wier 1.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Murray Wier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Murray Wier - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Murray Wier 429

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Murray Wier 107

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Murray Wier 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Murray Wier .327

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Murray Wier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Murray Wier .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Murray Wier 7.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Murray Wier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Murray Wier 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Murray Wier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Murray Wier - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Murray Wier 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Murray Wier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Murray Wier 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Murray Wier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Murray Wier - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Murray Wier 10

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Murray Wier 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Murray Wier 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Murray Wier .333

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Murray Wier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Murray Wier .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Murray Wier 3.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Murray Wier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Murray Wier 0.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Murray Wier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Murray Wier - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.