Nate Thurmond vs. Garry Witts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garry Witts 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.

Garry Witts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Garry Witts: 1981-82 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Garry Witts 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Garry Witts 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Garry Witts 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Garry Witts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Garry Witts 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Garry Witts 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 Garry Witts 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Garry Witts 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Garry Witts 0.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Garry Witts 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Garry Witts 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Garry Witts 132

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Garry Witts 62

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Garry Witts 38

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Garry Witts 17

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Garry Witts 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Garry Witts 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Garry Witts .583

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Garry Witts .500

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Garry Witts .825

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Garry Witts 2.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Garry Witts 1.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Garry Witts 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Garry Witts 0.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Garry Witts 0.1 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Garry Witts 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Garry Witts 0.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Garry Witts 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Garry Witts 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Garry Witts 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Garry Witts 5

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Garry Witts 3

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Garry Witts 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Garry Witts 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Garry Witts 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Garry Witts 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Garry Witts 1.000

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Garry Witts -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Garry Witts .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Garry Witts 1.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Garry Witts 0.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Garry Witts 0.5 (1982)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Garry Witts 0.3 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Garry Witts 0.0 (1982)

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.