Nate Thurmond vs. Wang Zhizhi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wang Zhizhi 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.

Wang Zhizhi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Wang Zhizhi: 2000-01 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Wang Zhizhi 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Wang Zhizhi 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Wang Zhizhi 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Wang Zhizhi 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Wang Zhizhi 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Wang Zhizhi 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 Wang Zhizhi 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Wang Zhizhi 1.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Wang Zhizhi 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Wang Zhizhi 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Wang Zhizhi 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Wang Zhizhi 604

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Wang Zhizhi 231

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Wang Zhizhi 39

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Wang Zhizhi 25

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Wang Zhizhi 35

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Wang Zhizhi 137

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Wang Zhizhi .417

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Wang Zhizhi .385

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Wang Zhizhi .735

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Wang Zhizhi 5.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Wang Zhizhi 2.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Wang Zhizhi 0.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Wang Zhizhi 0.2 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Wang Zhizhi 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Wang Zhizhi 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Wang Zhizhi 0.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Wang Zhizhi 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Wang Zhizhi 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Wang Zhizhi 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Wang Zhizhi 30

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Wang Zhizhi 10

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Wang Zhizhi 5

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Wang Zhizhi 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Wang Zhizhi 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Wang Zhizhi 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Wang Zhizhi .417

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Wang Zhizhi .500

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Wang Zhizhi .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Wang Zhizhi 2.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Wang Zhizhi 1.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Wang Zhizhi 0.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Wang Zhizhi 0.2 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Wang Zhizhi 0.2 (2001)

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.