Nate Thurmond vs. Thomas Welsh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thomas Welsh 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.

Thomas Welsh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Thomas Welsh: 2018-19 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Thomas Welsh 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Thomas Welsh 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Thomas Welsh 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Thomas Welsh 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Thomas Welsh 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Thomas Welsh 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 Thomas Welsh 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Thomas Welsh 0.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Thomas Welsh 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Thomas Welsh 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Thomas Welsh 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Thomas Welsh 18

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Thomas Welsh 4

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Thomas Welsh 5

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Thomas Welsh 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Thomas Welsh 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Thomas Welsh 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Thomas Welsh .538

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Thomas Welsh .429

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Thomas Welsh .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Thomas Welsh 1.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Thomas Welsh 0.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Thomas Welsh 0.5 (2019)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Thomas Welsh 0.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Thomas Welsh 0.0 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Thomas Welsh -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Thomas Welsh -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Thomas Welsh -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Thomas Welsh -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Thomas Welsh -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Thomas Welsh -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Thomas Welsh -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Thomas Welsh -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Thomas Welsh -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Thomas Welsh -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Thomas Welsh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Thomas Welsh -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Thomas Welsh -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Thomas Welsh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Thomas Welsh -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Thomas Welsh -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Thomas Welsh -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Thomas Welsh -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Thomas Welsh -

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.