Nate Thurmond vs. David Wesley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Wesley and Nate Thurmond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Nate Thurmond and David Wesley both played 14 years in the NBA. Nate Thurmond had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while David Wesley had his rookie season in 1993-94. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Nate Thurmond	14	9	1963-64 to 1976-77
David Wesley	14	8	1993-94 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1963-64	1993-94
Team	San Francisco Warriors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	76	25.9	7.0	-	-	10.4	1.1	-	-	-	2.4	2.9	7.3	.395	-	-	-	1.3	2.3	.549
David Wesley	60	9.0	3.1	0.2	0.6	0.7	2.1	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.1	2.9	.368	0.2	0.8	.234	0.7	0.9	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	12	34.2	10.0	-	-	12.3	0.8	-	-	-	3.8	3.5	8.0	.438	-	-	-	3.0	4.4	.679
David Wesley	3	6.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.3	.429	0.3	1.3	.250	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 2
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1964-65	1994-95
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	77	41.2	16.5	-	-	18.1	2.0	-	-	-	3.0	6.7	16.1	.419	-	-	-	3.1	4.6	.658
David Wesley	51	27.1	7.4	0.6	1.7	2.3	5.2	1.6	0.2	1.7	2.8	2.5	6.1	.409	1.0	2.3	.429	1.4	1.8	.755

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1965-66	1995-96
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	73	39.6	16.3	-	-	18.0	1.5	-	-	-	3.1	6.2	15.3	.406	-	-	-	3.8	5.9	.654
David Wesley	82	25.7	12.3	0.8	2.4	3.2	4.8	1.2	0.1	1.9	2.5	4.1	9.0	.459	1.4	3.3	.426	2.6	3.5	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1966-67	1996-97
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	65	42.5	18.7	-	-	21.3	2.6	-	-	-	2.8	7.2	16.4	.437	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	.629
David Wesley	74	40.4	16.8	0.9	2.7	3.6	7.3	2.2	0.2	2.9	3.0	6.2	13.2	.468	1.4	3.9	.360	3.0	3.9	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	15	46.0	15.9	-	-	23.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.5	6.2	14.3	.433	-	-	-	3.5	6.1	.571
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1967-68	1997-98
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	51	43.6	20.5	-	-	22.0	4.2	-	-	-	2.7	7.5	18.2	.411	-	-	-	5.5	8.6	.644
David Wesley	81	35.1	13.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	6.5	1.7	0.4	2.8	2.8	4.7	10.7	.443	0.7	2.1	.347	2.8	3.6	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	9	31.8	10.0	0.6	1.4	2.0	6.7	0.8	0.0	2.1	2.8	3.7	9.2	.398	1.0	2.3	.429	1.7	2.3	.714


Season 6
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1968-69	1998-99
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	71	45.2	21.5	-	-	19.7	3.6	-	-	-	2.4	8.0	19.6	.410	-	-	-	5.4	8.7	.615
David Wesley	50	37.0	14.1	0.5	2.8	3.2	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.8	2.6	4.9	10.9	.446	1.2	3.4	.359	3.2	3.8	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	6	43.8	16.7	-	-	19.5	4.7	-	-	-	3.0	6.7	17.0	.392	-	-	-	3.3	5.7	.588
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1969-70	1999-00
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	43	44.6	21.9	-	-	17.7	3.5	-	-	-	2.6	7.9	19.2	.414	-	-	-	6.1	8.0	.754
David Wesley	82	33.7	13.6	0.5	2.3	2.7	5.6	1.3	0.1	1.9	2.3	5.0	11.6	.426	1.1	3.0	.355	2.6	3.4	.778

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	4	37.8	11.0	0.8	2.3	3.0	4.8	2.0	0.0	1.5	4.3	4.0	12.0	.333	0.8	2.5	.300	2.3	2.3	1.000


Season 8
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1970-71	2000-01
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	82	40.9	20.0	-	-	13.8	3.1	-	-	-	2.3	7.6	17.1	.445	-	-	-	4.8	6.6	.730
David Wesley	82	37.9	17.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	4.4	1.6	0.2	2.1	2.7	6.4	15.1	.422	1.2	3.1	.376	3.3	4.1	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	5	38.4	17.6	-	-	10.2	3.0	-	-	-	4.0	7.2	19.4	.371	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.800
David Wesley	10	39.4	17.0	0.4	2.6	3.0	3.9	1.6	0.1	1.4	2.8	6.3	13.4	.470	1.3	3.3	.394	3.1	4.1	.756


Season 9
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1971-72	2001-02
Team	Golden State Warriors	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	78	43.1	21.4	-	-	16.1	2.9	-	-	-	2.7	8.1	18.6	.432	-	-	-	5.3	7.2	.743
David Wesley	67	37.1	14.2	0.7	1.5	2.1	3.5	1.1	0.2	1.8	2.2	5.4	13.6	.400	1.3	3.8	.332	2.1	2.8	.734

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	5	46.0	25.4	-	-	17.8	5.2	-	-	-	2.4	10.6	24.4	.434	-	-	-	4.2	5.6	.750
David Wesley	9	41.8	15.8	0.3	1.6	1.9	3.4	1.1	0.2	2.3	3.3	5.8	14.3	.403	1.9	4.2	.447	2.3	2.6	.913


Season 10
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1972-73	2002-03
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	79	43.3	17.1	-	-	17.1	3.5	-	-	-	3.0	6.5	14.7	.446	-	-	-	4.0	5.6	.718
David Wesley	73	37.1	16.7	0.5	1.9	2.4	3.4	1.5	0.1	1.8	2.4	6.2	14.2	.433	1.8	4.3	.424	2.5	3.2	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	11	41.8	14.5	-	-	13.2	3.6	-	-	-	2.7	5.8	14.6	.398	-	-	-	2.9	3.6	.800
David Wesley	6	31.0	13.2	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.2	0.8	0.2	2.5	3.8	4.8	12.0	.403	2.3	5.7	.412	1.2	1.2	1.000


Season 11
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1973-74	2003-04
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	62	39.7	13.0	4.0	10.1	14.2	2.7	0.7	2.9	-	2.9	5.0	11.2	.444	-	-	-	3.1	4.6	.666
David Wesley	61	32.8	14.0	0.5	1.7	2.2	2.9	1.2	0.2	1.6	2.4	5.1	13.1	.389	1.5	4.7	.323	2.2	3.0	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	7	34.7	10.6	0.1	2.1	2.3	2.4	0.7	0.0	2.3	3.0	3.4	10.6	.324	1.6	4.3	.367	2.1	3.0	.714


Season 12
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1974-75	2004-05
Team	Chicago Bulls	New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Conf Finals	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	80	34.5	7.9	3.2	8.1	11.3	4.1	0.6	2.4	-	3.4	3.1	8.6	.364	-	-	-	1.7	2.8	.589
David Wesley	80	34.7	11.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	3.3	1.2	0.1	1.4	2.7	4.2	10.5	.398	1.5	3.9	.375	2.0	2.4	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	13	19.5	3.5	1.8	4.8	6.7	2.4	0.4	1.6	-	2.8	1.1	2.9	.368	-	-	-	1.4	2.8	.486
David Wesley	7	40.0	8.1	0.6	2.4	3.0	3.3	1.3	0.1	1.3	2.9	2.7	7.7	.352	1.4	3.0	.476	1.3	1.9	.692


Season 13
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1975-76	2005-06
Team	Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	78	17.9	4.4	1.5	3.8	5.3	1.2	0.3	1.3	-	2.1	1.8	4.3	.421	-	-	-	0.8	1.6	.504
David Wesley	71	33.4	9.9	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.9	0.8	0.1	1.7	3.0	3.2	7.9	.403	1.4	3.8	.365	2.1	2.6	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	13	28.8	6.7	2.9	6.1	9.0	2.2	0.5	2.2	-	4.0	2.8	6.1	.468	-	-	-	1.0	2.5	.406
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Nate Thurmond	David Wesley
Season	1976-77	2006-07
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	49	20.3	5.5	2.5	5.2	7.6	1.7	0.3	1.7	-	2.6	2.0	5.0	.407	-	-	-	1.4	2.2	.642
David Wesley	35	10.1	2.1	0.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.9	0.6	2.1	.293	0.3	1.1	.237	0.6	0.8	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Nate Thurmond vs. David Wesley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Wesley and Nate Thurmond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14