Nate Thurmond vs. Andre Wakefield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Andre Wakefield 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.

Andre Wakefield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Andre Wakefield: 1978-79 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Andre Wakefield 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Andre Wakefield 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Andre Wakefield 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Andre Wakefield 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Andre Wakefield 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Andre Wakefield 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 Andre Wakefield 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Andre Wakefield 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Andre Wakefield 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Andre Wakefield 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Andre Wakefield 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Andre Wakefield 187

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Andre Wakefield 80

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Andre Wakefield 73

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Andre Wakefield 20

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Andre Wakefield 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Andre Wakefield 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Andre Wakefield .354

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Andre Wakefield - *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Andre Wakefield .708

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Andre Wakefield 2.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Andre Wakefield 1.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Andre Wakefield 1.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Andre Wakefield 0.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Andre Wakefield 0.0 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Andre Wakefield -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Andre Wakefield -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Andre Wakefield -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Andre Wakefield -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Andre Wakefield -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Andre Wakefield -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Andre Wakefield -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Andre Wakefield -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Andre Wakefield -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Andre Wakefield -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Andre Wakefield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Andre Wakefield -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Andre Wakefield - *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Andre Wakefield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Andre Wakefield -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Andre Wakefield -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Andre Wakefield -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Andre Wakefield -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Andre Wakefield -

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. 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.