Nate Thurmond vs. Sidney Wicks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sidney Wicks 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.

Sidney Wicks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Sidney Wicks: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Sidney Wicks 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Sidney Wicks 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Sidney Wicks 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Sidney Wicks 4

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Sidney Wicks 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Sidney Wicks 0

Rookie of The Year Nate Thurmond 0 Sidney Wicks 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Sidney Wicks 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Sidney Wicks 8.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Sidney Wicks 3.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Sidney Wicks 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Sidney Wicks 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Sidney Wicks 12,803

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Sidney Wicks 6,620

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Sidney Wicks 2,437

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Sidney Wicks 592 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Sidney Wicks 431 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Sidney Wicks 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Sidney Wicks .459

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sidney Wicks .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Sidney Wicks .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Sidney Wicks 24.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Sidney Wicks 11.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Sidney Wicks 5.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Sidney Wicks 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Sidney Wicks 1.0 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Sidney Wicks 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Sidney Wicks 9.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Sidney Wicks 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Sidney Wicks 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Sidney Wicks 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Sidney Wicks 118

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Sidney Wicks 83

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Sidney Wicks 16

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Sidney Wicks 13 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Sidney Wicks 3 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Sidney Wicks 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Sidney Wicks .519

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sidney Wicks - *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Sidney Wicks .723

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Sidney Wicks 13.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Sidney Wicks 9.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Sidney Wicks 1.8 (1977)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Sidney Wicks 1.4 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Sidney Wicks 0.3 (1977) *

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.