Nate Thurmond vs. Ray Wertis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ray Wertis 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.

Ray Wertis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Ray Wertis: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Ray Wertis 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Ray Wertis 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Ray Wertis 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Ray Wertis 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Ray Wertis 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Ray Wertis 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 Ray Wertis 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Ray Wertis 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Ray Wertis 246

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Ray Wertis 45

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Ray Wertis 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Ray Wertis .210

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ray Wertis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Ray Wertis .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Ray Wertis 4.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Ray Wertis 0.9 (1948)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Ray Wertis - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Ray Wertis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Ray Wertis 2.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Ray Wertis 16

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Ray Wertis 6

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Ray Wertis 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Ray Wertis .231

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ray Wertis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Ray Wertis .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Ray Wertis 5.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Ray Wertis 2.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Ray Wertis - 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.