Nate Thurmond vs. Mike Wilks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Wilks 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.

Mike Wilks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Mike Wilks: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Mike Wilks 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Mike Wilks 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Mike Wilks 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Mike Wilks 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Mike Wilks 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Mike Wilks 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 Mike Wilks 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Mike Wilks 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Mike Wilks 1.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Mike Wilks 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Mike Wilks 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Mike Wilks 591

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Mike Wilks 228

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Mike Wilks 271

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Mike Wilks 82

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Mike Wilks 10

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Mike Wilks 233

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Mike Wilks .402

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mike Wilks .321

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Mike Wilks .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Mike Wilks 4.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Mike Wilks 1.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Mike Wilks 2.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Mike Wilks 0.6 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Mike Wilks 0.1 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Mike Wilks 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Mike Wilks 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Mike Wilks 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Mike Wilks 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Mike Wilks 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Mike Wilks 3

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Mike Wilks 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Mike Wilks 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Mike Wilks 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Mike Wilks 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Mike Wilks 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Mike Wilks .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mike Wilks 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Mike Wilks -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Mike Wilks 0.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Mike Wilks 0.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Mike Wilks 0.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Mike Wilks 0.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Mike Wilks 0.0 (2004)

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.