Nate Thurmond vs. Owen Wells Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Owen Wells 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.

Owen Wells

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Owen Wells: 1974-75 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Owen Wells 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Owen Wells 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Owen Wells 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Owen Wells 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Owen Wells 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Owen Wells 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 Owen Wells 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Owen Wells 1.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Owen Wells 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Owen Wells 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Owen Wells 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Owen Wells 99

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Owen Wells 35

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Owen Wells 22

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Owen Wells 9

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Owen Wells 3

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Owen Wells 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Owen Wells .420

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Owen Wells - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Owen Wells .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Owen Wells 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Owen Wells 1.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Owen Wells 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Owen Wells 0.3 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Owen Wells 0.1 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Owen Wells 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Owen Wells 0.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Owen Wells 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Owen Wells 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Owen Wells 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Owen Wells 6

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Owen Wells 1

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Owen Wells 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Owen Wells 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Owen Wells 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Owen Wells 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Owen Wells .600

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Owen Wells - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Owen Wells -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Owen Wells 1.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Owen Wells 0.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Owen Wells 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Owen Wells 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Owen Wells 0.0 (1975)

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.