Nate Thurmond vs. Al Wood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Wood 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.

Al Wood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Al Wood: 1981-82 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Al Wood 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Al Wood 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Al Wood 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Al Wood 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Al Wood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Al Wood 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 Al Wood 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Al Wood 3.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Al Wood 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Al Wood 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Al Wood 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Al Wood 4,902

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Al Wood 1,262

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Al Wood 742

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Al Wood 310

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Al Wood 159

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Al Wood 417

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Al Wood .465

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Al Wood .211

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Al Wood .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Al Wood 15.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Al Wood 3.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Al Wood 3.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Al Wood 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Al Wood 0.7 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Al Wood 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Al Wood 6.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Al Wood 2.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Al Wood 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Al Wood 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Al Wood 60

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Al Wood 34

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Al Wood 10

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Al Wood 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Al Wood 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Al Wood 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Al Wood .464

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Al Wood .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Al Wood .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Al Wood 12.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Al Wood 6.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Al Wood 2.0 (1984)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Al Wood 0.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Al Wood 0.2 (1984)

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.