Nate Thurmond vs. Mario West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mario West 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.

Mario West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Mario West: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Mario West 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Mario West 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Mario West 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Mario West 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Mario West 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Mario West 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 Mario West 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Mario West 0.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Mario West 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Mario West 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Mario West 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Mario West 154

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Mario West 142

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Mario West 51

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Mario West 45

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Mario West 8

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Mario West 162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Mario West .448

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mario West .200

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Mario West .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Mario West 3.7 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Mario West 1.8 (2011)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Mario West 1.7 (2011)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Mario West 1.2 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Mario West 0.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Mario West 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Mario West 0.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Mario West 0.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Mario West 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Mario West 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Mario West 13

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Mario West 9

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Mario West 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Mario West 3

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Mario West 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Mario West 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Mario West .353

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mario West .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Mario West .200

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Mario West 0.9 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Mario West 0.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Mario West 0.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Mario West 0.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Mario West 0.0 (2010)

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.