Nate Thurmond vs. Jamaal Wilkes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jamaal Wilkes 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.

Jamaal Wilkes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jamaal Wilkes: 1974-75 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jamaal Wilkes 4

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jamaal Wilkes 12

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jamaal Wilkes 10

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jamaal Wilkes 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Jamaal Wilkes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jamaal Wilkes 2

Rookie of The Year Nate Thurmond 0 Jamaal Wilkes 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 Jamaal Wilkes 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jamaal Wilkes 6.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jamaal Wilkes 2.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jamaal Wilkes 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jamaal Wilkes 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jamaal Wilkes 14,644

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jamaal Wilkes 5,117

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jamaal Wilkes 2,050

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jamaal Wilkes 1,049

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jamaal Wilkes 262

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jamaal Wilkes 828

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jamaal Wilkes .499

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes .135 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jamaal Wilkes .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jamaal Wilkes 22.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jamaal Wilkes 8.8 (1976)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jamaal Wilkes 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jamaal Wilkes 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jamaal Wilkes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jamaal Wilkes 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jamaal Wilkes 6.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jamaal Wilkes 2.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jamaal Wilkes 1.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jamaal Wilkes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jamaal Wilkes 1,820

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jamaal Wilkes 718

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jamaal Wilkes 246

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jamaal Wilkes 137

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jamaal Wilkes 53

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jamaal Wilkes 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jamaal Wilkes .465

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jamaal Wilkes .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jamaal Wilkes 20.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jamaal Wilkes 8.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jamaal Wilkes 3.4 (1983)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jamaal Wilkes 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jamaal Wilkes 0.8 (1975)

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.