Nate Thurmond vs. Leon Wood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leon Wood 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.

Leon Wood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Leon Wood: 1984-85 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Leon Wood 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Leon Wood 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Leon Wood 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Leon Wood 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Leon Wood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Leon Wood 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 Leon Wood 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Leon Wood 1.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Leon Wood 3.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Leon Wood 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Leon Wood 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Leon Wood 1,742

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Leon Wood 316

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Leon Wood 867

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Leon Wood 127

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Leon Wood 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Leon Wood 274

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Leon Wood .392

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Leon Wood .326

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Leon Wood .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Leon Wood 7.8 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Leon Wood 1.6 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Leon Wood 4.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Leon Wood 0.6 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Leon Wood 0.0 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Leon Wood 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Leon Wood 0.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Leon Wood 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Leon Wood 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Leon Wood 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Leon Wood 22

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Leon Wood 1

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Leon Wood 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Leon Wood 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Leon Wood 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Leon Wood 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Leon Wood .400

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Leon Wood .667

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Leon Wood .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Leon Wood 5.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Leon Wood 0.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Leon Wood 0.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Leon Wood 0.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Leon Wood 0.0 (1988)

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.