Nate Thurmond vs. Brady Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brady 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.

Brady Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Brady Walker: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Brady Walker 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Brady Walker 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Brady Walker 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Brady Walker 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Brady 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 Brady Walker 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Brady Walker 5.4 *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Brady Walker 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Brady Walker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Brady Walker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Brady Walker 1,603

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Brady Walker 549 *

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Brady Walker 328

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Brady Walker - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Brady Walker - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Brady Walker 228

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Brady Walker .380

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Brady Walker .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Brady Walker 8.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Brady Walker 5.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Brady Walker 1.7 (1951)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Brady Walker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Brady Walker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Brady Walker -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Brady Walker - *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Brady Walker -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Brady Walker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Brady Walker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Brady Walker -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Brady Walker - *

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Brady Walker -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Brady Walker - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Brady Walker - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Brady Walker 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Brady Walker -

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Brady Walker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Brady Walker -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Brady Walker - *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Brady Walker -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Brady Walker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Brady Walker - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.