DeWayne Scales vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and DeWayne Scales 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

DeWayne Scales

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeWayne Scales: 1980-81 to 1983-84
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeWayne Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons DeWayne Scales 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played DeWayne Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games DeWayne Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team DeWayne Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeWayne Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeWayne Scales 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game DeWayne Scales 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeWayne Scales 224 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds DeWayne Scales 140 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists DeWayne Scales 10 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals DeWayne Scales 14 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks DeWayne Scales 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games DeWayne Scales 49 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeWayne Scales .417 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage DeWayne Scales .167 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeWayne Scales .628 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeWayne Scales 4.9 (1981) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeWayne Scales 3.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.2 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.3 (1982) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games DeWayne Scales 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game DeWayne Scales - Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.