Nate Thurmond vs. Brandan Wright Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brandan Wright 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.

Brandan Wright

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Brandan Wright: 2007-08 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Brandan Wright 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Brandan Wright 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Brandan Wright 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Brandan Wright 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Brandan Wright 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Brandan Wright 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 Brandan Wright 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Brandan Wright 3.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Brandan Wright 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Brandan Wright 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Brandan Wright 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Brandan Wright 2,976

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Brandan Wright 1,560

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Brandan Wright 199

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Brandan Wright 198

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Brandan Wright 425

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Brandan Wright 428

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Brandan Wright .607

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Brandan Wright .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Brandan Wright .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Brandan Wright 9.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Brandan Wright 4.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Brandan Wright 0.6 (2013)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Brandan Wright 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Brandan Wright 1.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Brandan Wright 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Brandan Wright 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Brandan Wright 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Brandan Wright 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Brandan Wright 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Brandan Wright 42

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Brandan Wright 19

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Brandan Wright 8

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Brandan Wright 3

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Brandan Wright 9

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Brandan Wright 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Brandan Wright .679

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Brandan Wright -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Brandan Wright .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Brandan Wright 5.5 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Brandan Wright 2.0 (2014)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Brandan Wright 1.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Brandan Wright 0.3 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Brandan Wright 1.0 (2017)

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.