Nate Thurmond vs. Mark Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mark Wade 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.

Mark Wade

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Mark Wade 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Mark Wade 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Mark Wade 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Mark Wade 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Mark Wade 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Mark Wade 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 Mark Wade 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Mark Wade 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Mark Wade 3.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Mark Wade 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Mark Wade 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Mark Wade 8

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Mark Wade 15

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Mark Wade 36

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Mark Wade 7

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Mark Wade 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Mark Wade 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Mark Wade .150

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mark Wade .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Mark Wade .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Mark Wade 0.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Mark Wade 1.4 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Mark Wade 3.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Mark Wade 0.6 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Mark Wade 0.1 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Mark Wade -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Mark Wade -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Mark Wade -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Mark Wade -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Mark Wade -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Mark Wade -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Mark Wade -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Mark Wade -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Mark Wade -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Mark Wade -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Mark Wade 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Mark Wade -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mark Wade -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Mark Wade -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Mark Wade -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Mark Wade -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Mark Wade -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Mark Wade -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Mark Wade -

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.