Nate Thurmond vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Wayne Yates 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Wayne Yates 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 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.