Nate Thurmond vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Yuta Watanabe 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 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

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.