Nate Thurmond vs. Tyrone Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tyrone Wallace 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.

Tyrone Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Tyrone Wallace: 2017-18 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Tyrone Wallace 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Tyrone Wallace 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Tyrone Wallace 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Tyrone Wallace 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Tyrone Wallace 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Tyrone Wallace 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 Tyrone Wallace 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Tyrone Wallace 2.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Tyrone Wallace 1.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Tyrone Wallace 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Tyrone Wallace 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Tyrone Wallace 566

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Tyrone Wallace 236

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Tyrone Wallace 127

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Tyrone Wallace 58

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Tyrone Wallace 22

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Tyrone Wallace 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Tyrone Wallace .422

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tyrone Wallace .207

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Tyrone Wallace .656

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Tyrone Wallace 9.7 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Tyrone Wallace 3.5 (2018)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Tyrone Wallace 2.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Tyrone Wallace 0.9 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Tyrone Wallace 0.4 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Tyrone Wallace 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Tyrone Wallace 0.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Tyrone Wallace 1.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Tyrone Wallace 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Tyrone Wallace 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Tyrone Wallace 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Tyrone Wallace 1

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Tyrone Wallace 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Tyrone Wallace 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Tyrone Wallace 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Tyrone Wallace 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Tyrone Wallace .250

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tyrone Wallace -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Tyrone Wallace .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Tyrone Wallace 2.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Tyrone Wallace 0.5 (2019)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Tyrone Wallace 1.5 (2019)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Tyrone Wallace 0.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Tyrone Wallace 0.0 (2019)

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.