Nate Thurmond vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Darnell Valentine 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 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.