Nate Thurmond vs. Sharone Wright Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sharone Wright 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.

Sharone Wright

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Sharone Wright: 1994-95 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Sharone Wright 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Sharone Wright 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Sharone Wright 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Sharone Wright 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Sharone Wright 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Sharone Wright 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 Sharone Wright 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Sharone Wright 5.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Sharone Wright 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Sharone Wright 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Sharone Wright 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Sharone Wright 1,974

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Sharone Wright 1,023

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Sharone Wright 118

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Sharone Wright 82

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Sharone Wright 203

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Sharone Wright 203

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Sharone Wright .456

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sharone Wright .083

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Sharone Wright .618

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Sharone Wright 11.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Sharone Wright 6.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Sharone Wright 0.7 (1996)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Sharone Wright 0.5 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Sharone Wright 1.3 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Sharone Wright -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Sharone Wright -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Sharone Wright -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Sharone Wright -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Sharone Wright -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Sharone Wright -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Sharone Wright -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Sharone Wright -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Sharone Wright -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Sharone Wright -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Sharone Wright 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Sharone Wright -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sharone Wright -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Sharone Wright -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Sharone Wright -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Sharone Wright -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Sharone Wright -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Sharone Wright -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Sharone Wright -

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.