Nate Thurmond vs. Ricky Wilson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Wilson 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.

Ricky Wilson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Ricky Wilson: 1987-88 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Ricky Wilson 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Ricky Wilson 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Ricky Wilson 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Ricky Wilson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Ricky Wilson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Ricky Wilson 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 Ricky Wilson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ricky Wilson 1.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Ricky Wilson 2.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Ricky Wilson 1.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Ricky Wilson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Ricky Wilson 125

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Ricky Wilson 27

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Ricky Wilson 69

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Ricky Wilson 23

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Ricky Wilson 3

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Ricky Wilson 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Ricky Wilson .391

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ricky Wilson .385

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Ricky Wilson .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Ricky Wilson 5.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Ricky Wilson 1.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Ricky Wilson 2.9 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Ricky Wilson 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Ricky Wilson 0.1 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Ricky Wilson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Ricky Wilson 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Ricky Wilson 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Ricky Wilson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Ricky Wilson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Ricky Wilson 0

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Ricky Wilson 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Ricky Wilson 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Ricky Wilson 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Ricky Wilson 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Ricky Wilson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Ricky Wilson .000

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ricky Wilson -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Ricky Wilson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Ricky Wilson 0.0 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Ricky Wilson 0.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Ricky Wilson 0.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Ricky Wilson 0.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Ricky Wilson 0.0 (1988)

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.