Nate Thurmond vs. Wayne Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Turner 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.

Wayne Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Wayne Turner: 1999-00 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Wayne Turner 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Wayne Turner 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Wayne Turner 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Wayne Turner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Wayne Turner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Wayne Turner 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 Wayne Turner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Wayne Turner 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Wayne Turner 1.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Wayne Turner 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Wayne Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Wayne Turner 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Wayne Turner 3

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Wayne Turner 5

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Wayne Turner 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Wayne Turner 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Wayne Turner 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Wayne Turner .167

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Wayne Turner -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Wayne Turner .333

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Wayne Turner 1.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Wayne Turner 1.0 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Wayne Turner 1.7 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Wayne Turner 0.0 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Wayne Turner 0.0 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Wayne Turner -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Wayne Turner -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Wayne Turner -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Wayne Turner -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Wayne Turner -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Wayne Turner -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Wayne Turner -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Wayne Turner -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Wayne Turner -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Wayne Turner -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Wayne Turner 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Wayne Turner -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Wayne Turner -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Wayne Turner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Wayne Turner -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Wayne Turner -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Wayne Turner -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Wayne Turner -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Wayne Turner -

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.