Who is better, Wilkins or Thurmond?
Dominique Wilkins leads with a GOAT score of 80.7 against 80.6 for Nate Thurmond — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Wilkins vs Thurmond
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dominique Wilkins above Nate Thurmond: 80.7 vs 80.6. Dominique Wilkins leads on Dominance, Longevity. Nate Thurmond leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WilkinsWinner
80.7Wilkins wins: Dominance, Longevity
Thurmond
80.6Thurmond wins: Honours
Candidates
Locked to BasketballShareable URL · /compare/dominique-wilkins-vs-nate-thurmond
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dominique Wilkins
80.7
Wilkins leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dominique Wilkins
2. Nate Thurmond
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Dominique Wilkins5 seasons played · career day 1,825125.8 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nate Thurmond5 seasons played · career day 1,82574.1 points per game
-41.1% vs Wilkins at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 39.1 | 125.8 | 237.8 |
| 🇺🇸 Thurmond | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18.6 | 74.1 | 159.1 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WilkinsRetired | ThurmondRetired |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selections | 9 | 7 |
| Scoring titles | 1 | — |
| Career points | 26,668 | — |
| Career points per game | 24.8 | — |
| Slam Dunk Contest wins | 2 | — |
| All-Defensive teams | — | 5 |
| Rebounds per game | — | 15 |
| Career rebounds | — | 14,464 |
| Quadruple-doubles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Wilkins80.7
Thurmond80.6
FAQ
Where does Thurmond beat Wilkins?
Thurmond scores higher on honours. Wilkins leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Wilkins vs Thurmond score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wilkins: 80.7, Thurmond: 80.6.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Wilkins vs Thurmond. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.