Nate Thurmond vs. Nick Weatherspoon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Weatherspoon and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Nate Thurmond:
1963-64 to 1976-77
Nick Weatherspoon:
1973-74 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

Nate Thurmond0
Nick Weatherspoon0
Nate Thurmond14
Nick Weatherspoon7
Nate Thurmond9
Nick Weatherspoon3
Nate Thurmond7
Nick Weatherspoon0

Honors and Awards

Nate Thurmond2 *
Nick Weatherspoon0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Nate Thurmond5
Nick Weatherspoon0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Nate Thurmond 15.0
Nick Weatherspoon 9.0

Nate Thurmond 15.0
Nick Weatherspoon 4.9

Nate Thurmond 2.7
Nick Weatherspoon 0.9

Nate Thurmond 0.5
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8

Nate Thurmond 2.1
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.3

Totals Stats

Nate Thurmond 14,437
Nick Weatherspoon 4,086

Nate Thurmond 14,464
Nick Weatherspoon 2,232

Nate Thurmond 2,575
Nick Weatherspoon 418

Nate Thurmond 125
*
Nick Weatherspoon 344

Nate Thurmond 553
*
Nick Weatherspoon 145

Nate Thurmond 964
Nick Weatherspoon 453

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Nate Thurmond .421
Nick Weatherspoon .455

3-Point Percentage
Nate Thurmond -
n/a **
Nick Weatherspoon -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Nate Thurmond .667
Nick Weatherspoon .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Nate Thurmond 21.9
(1970)
Nick Weatherspoon 13.8
(1979)

Nate Thurmond 22.0
(1968)
Nick Weatherspoon 6.9
(1977)

Nate Thurmond 4.2
(1968)
Nick Weatherspoon 1.6
(1979)

Nate Thurmond 0.7
(1974)
*
Nick Weatherspoon 1.0
(1979)

Nate Thurmond 2.9
(1974)
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.5
(1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Nate Thurmond 11.9
Nick Weatherspoon 9.1

Nate Thurmond 13.6
Nick Weatherspoon 4.8

Nate Thurmond 2.8
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8

Nate Thurmond 0.4
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.6

Nate Thurmond 1.9
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.3

Totals Stats

Nate Thurmond 966
Nick Weatherspoon 281

Nate Thurmond 1,101
Nick Weatherspoon 150

Nate Thurmond 225
Nick Weatherspoon 26

Nate Thurmond 11
*
Nick Weatherspoon 18

Nate Thurmond 51
*
Nick Weatherspoon 8

Nate Thurmond 81
Nick Weatherspoon 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Nate Thurmond .416
Nick Weatherspoon .489

3-Point Percentage
Nate Thurmond -
n/a **
Nick Weatherspoon -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Nate Thurmond .621
Nick Weatherspoon .699

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Nate Thurmond 25.4
(1972)
Nick Weatherspoon 12.3
(1976)

Nate Thurmond 23.1
(1967)
Nick Weatherspoon 6.0
(1976)

Nate Thurmond 5.2
(1972)
Nick Weatherspoon 1.4
(1976)

Nate Thurmond 0.5
(1976)
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8
(1975)

Nate Thurmond 2.2
(1976)
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.6
(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. 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.