Nate Thurmond vs. Bonzi Wells Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bonzi Wells and Nate Thurmond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Nate Thurmond played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Bonzi Wells, who played 10. Nate Thurmond had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Bonzi Wells had his rookie season in 1998-99. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1963-64	1998-99
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	76	25.9	7.0	-	-	10.4	1.1	-	-	-	2.4	2.9	7.3	.395	-	-	-	1.3	2.3	.549
Bonzi Wells	7	5.0	4.4	0.6	0.7	1.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.7	1.6	2.9	.550	0.1	0.4	.333	1.1	2.6	.444
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	12	34.2	10.0	-	-	12.3	0.8	-	-	-	3.8	3.5	8.0	.438	-	-	-	3.0	4.4	.679
Bonzi Wells	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1964-65	1999-00
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	77	41.2	16.5	-	-	18.1	2.0	-	-	-	3.0	6.7	16.1	.419	-	-	-	3.1	4.6	.658
Bonzi Wells	66	17.6	8.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	1.5	1.0	0.2	1.5	2.3	3.6	7.3	.492	0.3	0.8	.377	1.3	2.0	.682
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonzi Wells	14	13.3	7.5	0.9	1.6	2.5	0.9	0.5	0.0	1.1	2.4	2.6	5.9	.446	0.1	0.7	.200	2.1	2.9	.707

Season 3
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1965-66	2000-01
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	73	39.6	16.3	-	-	18.0	1.5	-	-	-	3.1	6.2	15.3	.406	-	-	-	3.8	5.9	.654
Bonzi Wells	75	26.6	12.7	1.6	3.3	4.9	2.8	1.3	0.3	2.3	2.7	5.2	9.7	.533	0.2	0.7	.340	2.1	3.2	.663
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonzi Wells	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1966-67	2001-02
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	65	42.5	18.7	-	-	21.3	2.6	-	-	-	2.8	7.2	16.4	.437	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	.629
Bonzi Wells	74	31.7	17.0	1.6	4.4	6.0	2.8	1.5	0.3	2.6	2.8	6.6	14.0	.469	0.9	2.3	.384	2.9	3.9	.741
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	15	46.0	15.9	-	-	23.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.5	6.2	14.3	.433	-	-	-	3.5	6.1	.571
Bonzi Wells	3	35.3	12.3	1.3	2.7	4.0	4.3	2.0	0.3	3.7	3.7	4.7	12.7	.368	0.0	2.3	.000	3.0	4.3	.692

Season 5
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1967-68	2002-03
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	51	43.6	20.5	-	-	22.0	4.2	-	-	-	2.7	7.5	18.2	.411	-	-	-	5.5	8.6	.644
Bonzi Wells	75	31.9	15.2	1.3	3.9	5.3	3.3	1.6	0.2	2.9	2.9	5.8	13.2	.441	0.5	1.7	.292	3.0	4.2	.722
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonzi Wells	7	38.3	19.0	2.0	4.9	6.9	3.7	2.1	0.4	3.0	4.3	7.0	17.7	.395	1.3	4.3	.300	3.7	5.6	.667

Season 6
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1968-69	2003-04
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Div Semis	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	71	45.2	21.5	-	-	19.7	3.6	-	-	-	2.4	8.0	19.6	.410	-	-	-	5.4	8.7	.615
Bonzi Wells	72	26.0	12.3	1.1	2.5	3.6	1.9	1.3	0.3	2.2	2.7	5.0	11.8	.427	0.3	1.0	.319	1.9	2.5	.754
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	6	43.8	16.7	-	-	19.5	4.7	-	-	-	3.0	6.7	17.0	.392	-	-	-	3.3	5.7	.588
Bonzi Wells	4	23.5	11.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	2.3	2.0	4.8	9.3	.514	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	3.5	.643

Season 7
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1969-70	2004-05
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	43	44.6	21.9	-	-	17.7	3.5	-	-	-	2.6	7.9	19.2	.414	-	-	-	6.1	8.0	.754
Bonzi Wells	69	21.6	10.4	0.7	2.6	3.3	1.2	1.2	0.4	1.3	2.4	3.9	8.9	.441	0.5	1.5	.346	2.0	2.7	.750
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonzi Wells	2	13.0	7.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	4.5	.444	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.0	1.000

Season 8
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1970-71	2005-06
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	82	40.9	20.0	-	-	13.8	3.1	-	-	-	2.3	7.6	17.1	.445	-	-	-	4.8	6.6	.730
Bonzi Wells	52	32.4	13.6	2.7	5.0	7.7	2.8	1.8	0.5	2.4	3.0	5.5	11.8	.463	0.2	0.9	.222	2.5	3.7	.679
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	5	38.4	17.6	-	-	10.2	3.0	-	-	-	4.0	7.2	19.4	.371	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.800
Bonzi Wells	6	41.5	23.2	4.2	7.8	12.0	1.3	0.8	0.3	3.0	4.2	8.8	14.5	.609	0.8	1.3	.625	4.7	7.2	.651

Season 9
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1971-72	2006-07
Team	Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	78	43.1	21.4	-	-	16.1	2.9	-	-	-	2.7	8.1	18.6	.432	-	-	-	5.3	7.2	.743
Bonzi Wells	28	21.1	7.8	0.9	3.4	4.3	1.1	0.9	0.5	2.0	2.2	3.0	7.4	.411	0.0	0.3	.143	1.6	2.9	.561
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	5	46.0	25.4	-	-	17.8	5.2	-	-	-	2.4	10.6	24.4	.434	-	-	-	4.2	5.6	.750
Bonzi Wells	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1972-73	2007-08
Team	Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	79	43.3	17.1	-	-	17.1	3.5	-	-	-	3.0	6.5	14.7	.446	-	-	-	4.0	5.6	.718
Bonzi Wells	73	21.4	9.1	1.2	3.4	4.5	1.3	1.0	0.4	1.4	2.2	3.5	7.8	.443	0.2	0.7	.240	2.0	3.1	.643
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	11	41.8	14.5	-	-	13.2	3.6	-	-	-	2.7	5.8	14.6	.398	-	-	-	2.9	3.6	.800
Bonzi Wells	12	14.2	3.7	0.3	2.3	2.6	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.5	2.2	1.8	4.8	.386	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.5	.000

Season 11
	Nate Thurmond	Bonzi Wells
Season	1973-74	-
Team	Golden State Warriors	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	62	39.7	13.0	4.0	10.1	14.2	2.7	0.7	2.9	-	2.9	5.0	11.2	.444	-	-	-	3.1	4.6	.666
Bonzi Wells	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonzi Wells	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-