Nate Thurmond vs. Walt Wesley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Wesley 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.

Walt Wesley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Walt Wesley: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Walt Wesley 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Walt Wesley 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Walt Wesley 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Walt Wesley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Walt Wesley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Walt Wesley 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 Walt Wesley 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Walt Wesley 5.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Walt Wesley 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Walt Wesley 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Walt Wesley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Walt Wesley 5,002

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Walt Wesley 3,243

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Walt Wesley 385

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Walt Wesley 16 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Walt Wesley 25 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Walt Wesley 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Walt Wesley .434

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Walt Wesley .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Walt Wesley 17.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Walt Wesley 8.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Walt Wesley 1.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Walt Wesley 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Walt Wesley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Walt Wesley 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Walt Wesley 3.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Walt Wesley 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Walt Wesley 42

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Walt Wesley 28

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Walt Wesley 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Walt Wesley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Walt Wesley .439

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Walt Wesley .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Walt Wesley 9.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Walt Wesley 4.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

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.