Nate Thurmond vs. Doug West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doug West 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.

Doug West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Doug West: 1989-90 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Doug West 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Doug West 12

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Doug West 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Doug West 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Doug West 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Doug West 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 Doug West 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Doug West 2.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Doug West 1.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Doug West 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Doug West 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Doug West 6,477

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Doug West 1,670

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Doug West 1,292

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Doug West 459

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Doug West 189

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Doug West 676

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Doug West .481

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Doug West .191

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Doug West .801

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Doug West 19.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Doug West 3.2 (1992)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Doug West 3.5 (1992)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Doug West 1.1 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Doug West 0.5 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Doug West 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Doug West 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Doug West 2.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Doug West 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Doug West 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Doug West 33

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Doug West 4

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Doug West 6

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Doug West 2

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Doug West 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Doug West 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Doug West .545

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Doug West .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Doug West 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Doug West 11.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Doug West 1.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Doug West 2.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Doug West 0.7 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Doug West 0.3 (1997)

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.