Nate Thurmond vs. Wayman Tisdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayman Tisdale 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.

Wayman Tisdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Wayman Tisdale: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Wayman Tisdale 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Wayman Tisdale 12

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Wayman Tisdale 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Wayman Tisdale 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Wayman Tisdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Wayman Tisdale 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 Wayman Tisdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Wayman Tisdale 6.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Wayman Tisdale 1.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Wayman Tisdale 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Wayman Tisdale 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Wayman Tisdale 12,878

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Wayman Tisdale 5,117

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Wayman Tisdale 1,077

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Wayman Tisdale 464

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Wayman Tisdale 500

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Wayman Tisdale 840

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Wayman Tisdale .505

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Wayman Tisdale .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Wayman Tisdale .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Wayman Tisdale 22.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Wayman Tisdale 7.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Wayman Tisdale 2.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Wayman Tisdale 0.8 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Wayman Tisdale 1.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Wayman Tisdale 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Wayman Tisdale 2.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Wayman Tisdale 1.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Wayman Tisdale 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Wayman Tisdale 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Wayman Tisdale 157

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Wayman Tisdale 57

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Wayman Tisdale 22

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Wayman Tisdale 2

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Wayman Tisdale 5

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Wayman Tisdale 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Wayman Tisdale .456

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Wayman Tisdale .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Wayman Tisdale .590

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Wayman Tisdale 12.8 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Wayman Tisdale 4.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Wayman Tisdale 2.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Wayman Tisdale 0.3 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Wayman Tisdale 0.4 (1995)

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.