Nate Thurmond vs. Bubba Wells Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bubba Wells 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.

Bubba Wells

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Bubba Wells: 1997-98 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Bubba Wells 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Bubba Wells 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Bubba Wells 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Bubba Wells 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Bubba Wells 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Bubba Wells 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 Bubba Wells 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Bubba Wells 1.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Bubba Wells 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Bubba Wells 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Bubba Wells 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Bubba Wells 128

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Bubba Wells 68

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Bubba Wells 34

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Bubba Wells 15

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Bubba Wells 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Bubba Wells 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Bubba Wells .414

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Bubba Wells .167

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Bubba Wells .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Bubba Wells 3.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Bubba Wells 1.7 (1998)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Bubba Wells 0.9 (1998)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Bubba Wells 0.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Bubba Wells 0.1 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Bubba Wells -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Bubba Wells -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Bubba Wells -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Bubba Wells -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Bubba Wells -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Bubba Wells -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Bubba Wells -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Bubba Wells -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Bubba Wells -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Bubba Wells -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Bubba Wells 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Bubba Wells -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Bubba Wells -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Bubba Wells -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Bubba Wells -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Bubba Wells -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Bubba Wells -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Bubba Wells -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Bubba Wells -

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.