Nate Thurmond vs. Ron Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Watts 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.

Ron Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Ron Watts: 1965-66 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Ron Watts 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Ron Watts 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Ron Watts 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Ron Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Ron Watts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Ron Watts 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 Ron Watts 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ron Watts 1.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Ron Watts 0.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Ron Watts 40

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Ron Watts 39

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Ron Watts 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Ron Watts 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Ron Watts .261

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ron Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Ron Watts .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Ron Watts 2.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Ron Watts 1.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Ron Watts 1.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Ron Watts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Ron Watts 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Ron Watts 2.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Ron Watts 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Ron Watts 3

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Ron Watts 2

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Ron Watts 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Ron Watts 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Ron Watts .167

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ron Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Ron Watts .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Ron Watts 3.0 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Ron Watts 2.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Ron Watts 0.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Ron Watts - 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.