Nate Thurmond vs. Willie Wise Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Wise 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.

Willie Wise

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Willie Wise: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Willie Wise 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Willie Wise 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Willie Wise 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Willie Wise 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Willie Wise 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Willie Wise 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 Willie Wise 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Willie Wise 3.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Willie Wise 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Willie Wise 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Willie Wise 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Willie Wise 617

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Willie Wise 256

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Willie Wise 142

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Willie Wise 60

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Willie Wise 18

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Willie Wise 77

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Willie Wise .459

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Willie Wise - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Willie Wise .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Willie Wise 8.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Willie Wise 3.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Willie Wise 1.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Willie Wise 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Willie Wise 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Willie Wise 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Willie Wise 4.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Willie Wise 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Willie Wise 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Willie Wise 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Willie Wise 45

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Willie Wise 28

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Willie Wise 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Willie Wise 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Willie Wise 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Willie Wise 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Willie Wise .341

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Willie Wise - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Willie Wise .680

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Willie Wise 7.5 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Willie Wise 4.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Willie Wise 0.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Willie Wise 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Willie Wise 0.2 (1977)

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.