Nate Thurmond vs. Shayne Whittington Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shayne Whittington 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.

Shayne Whittington

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Shayne Whittington: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Shayne Whittington 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Shayne Whittington 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Shayne Whittington 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Shayne Whittington 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Shayne Whittington 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Shayne Whittington 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 Shayne Whittington 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Shayne Whittington 1.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Shayne Whittington 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Shayne Whittington 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Shayne Whittington 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Shayne Whittington 68

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Shayne Whittington 41

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Shayne Whittington 9

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Shayne Whittington 6

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Shayne Whittington 3

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Shayne Whittington 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Shayne Whittington .453

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Shayne Whittington .125

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Shayne Whittington .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Shayne Whittington 2.9 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Shayne Whittington 1.7 (2016)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Shayne Whittington 0.4 (2016)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Shayne Whittington 0.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Shayne Whittington 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Shayne Whittington -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Shayne Whittington -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Shayne Whittington -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Shayne Whittington -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Shayne Whittington -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Shayne Whittington -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Shayne Whittington -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Shayne Whittington -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Shayne Whittington -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Shayne Whittington -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Shayne Whittington 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Shayne Whittington -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Shayne Whittington -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Shayne Whittington -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Shayne Whittington -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Shayne Whittington -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Shayne Whittington -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Shayne Whittington -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Shayne Whittington -

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.