Nate Thurmond vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Nate Thurmond 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Nate Thurmond 0 * Slick Watts 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Slick Watts 111

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Slick Watts .413

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Slick Watts 7

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Slick Watts .446

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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.