Nate Thurmond vs. Chet Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chet Walker 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.

Chet Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Chet Walker: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Chet Walker 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Chet Walker 13

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Chet Walker 13

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Chet Walker 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Chet Walker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Chet Walker 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 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Chet Walker 7.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Chet Walker 2.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Chet Walker 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Chet Walker 18,831

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Chet Walker 7,314

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Chet Walker 2,126

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Chet Walker 117 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Chet Walker 10 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Chet Walker 1,032

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Chet Walker .470

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Chet Walker .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Chet Walker 22.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Chet Walker 10.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Chet Walker 2.5 (1966)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Chet Walker 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Chet Walker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Chet Walker 7.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Chet Walker 2.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Chet Walker 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Chet Walker 1,916

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Chet Walker 737

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Chet Walker 212

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Chet Walker 23 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Chet Walker 2 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Chet Walker 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Chet Walker .449

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Chet Walker .787

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Chet Walker 21.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Chet Walker 10.4 (1964)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Chet Walker 3.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Chet Walker 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Chet Walker 0.1 (1974) *

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.