Nate Thurmond vs. Chris Welp Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Welp 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.

Chris Welp

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Chris Welp: 1987-88 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Chris Welp 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Chris Welp 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Chris Welp 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Chris Welp 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Chris Welp 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Chris Welp 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 Chris Welp 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Chris Welp 2.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Chris Welp 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Chris Welp 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Chris Welp 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Chris Welp 359

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Chris Welp 265

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Chris Welp 43

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Chris Welp 34

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Chris Welp 54

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Chris Welp 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Chris Welp .446

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Chris Welp .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Chris Welp .681

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Chris Welp 4.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Chris Welp 2.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Chris Welp 0.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Chris Welp 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Chris Welp 0.6 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Chris Welp 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Chris Welp 2.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Chris Welp 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Chris Welp 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Chris Welp 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Chris Welp 2

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Chris Welp 7

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Chris Welp 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Chris Welp 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Chris Welp 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Chris Welp 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Chris Welp .333

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Chris Welp -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Chris Welp .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Chris Welp 0.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Chris Welp 2.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Chris Welp 0.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Chris Welp 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Chris Welp 0.0 (1989)

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.