Nate Thurmond vs. Spud Webb Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spud Webb 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.

Spud Webb

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Spud Webb: 1985-86 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Spud Webb 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Spud Webb 12

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Spud Webb 5

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Spud Webb 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Spud Webb 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Spud Webb 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 Spud Webb 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Spud Webb 2.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Spud Webb 5.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Spud Webb 1.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Spud Webb 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Spud Webb 8,072

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Spud Webb 1,742

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Spud Webb 4,342

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Spud Webb 922

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Spud Webb 111

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Spud Webb 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Spud Webb .452

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Spud Webb .314

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Spud Webb .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Spud Webb 16.0 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Spud Webb 2.9 (1992)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Spud Webb 7.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Spud Webb 1.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Spud Webb 0.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Spud Webb 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Spud Webb 2.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Spud Webb 5.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Spud Webb 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Spud Webb 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Spud Webb 321

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Spud Webb 85

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Spud Webb 198

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Spud Webb 30

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Spud Webb 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Spud Webb 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Spud Webb .458

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Spud Webb .304

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Spud Webb .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Spud Webb 13.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Spud Webb 4.4 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Spud Webb 7.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Spud Webb 1.4 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Spud Webb 0.2 (1991)

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.