Nate Thurmond vs. Luke Witte Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Luke Witte 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.

Luke Witte

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Luke Witte: 1973-74 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Luke Witte 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Luke Witte 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Luke Witte 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Luke Witte 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Luke Witte 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Luke Witte 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 Luke Witte 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Luke Witte 3.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Luke Witte 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Luke Witte 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Luke Witte 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Luke Witte 372

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Luke Witte 357

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Luke Witte 60

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Luke Witte 13

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Luke Witte 45

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Luke Witte 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Luke Witte .402

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Luke Witte - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Luke Witte .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Luke Witte 4.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Luke Witte 4.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Luke Witte 0.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Luke Witte 0.1 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Luke Witte 0.6 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Luke Witte 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Luke Witte 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Luke Witte 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Luke Witte 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Luke Witte 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Luke Witte 16

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Luke Witte 9

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Luke Witte 4

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Luke Witte 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Luke Witte 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Luke Witte 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Luke Witte .545

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Luke Witte - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Luke Witte 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Luke Witte 2.3 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Luke Witte 1.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Luke Witte 0.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Luke Witte 0.0 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Luke Witte 0.0 (1976)

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.