Nate Thurmond vs. Darrell Walker Comparison

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

Darrell Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Darrell Walker: 1983-84 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Darrell Walker 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Darrell Walker 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Darrell Walker 5

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Darrell Walker 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Darrell 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 Darrell Walker 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Darrell Walker 4.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Darrell Walker 4.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Darrell Walker 1.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Darrell Walker 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Darrell Walker 6,389

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Darrell Walker 3,134

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Darrell Walker 3,276

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Darrell Walker 1,090

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Darrell Walker 225

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Darrell Walker 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Darrell Walker .435

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Darrell Walker .059

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Darrell Walker .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Darrell Walker 13.5 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Darrell Walker 8.8 (1990)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Darrell Walker 8.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Darrell Walker 2.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Darrell Walker 0.5 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Darrell Walker 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Darrell Walker 2.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Darrell Walker 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Darrell Walker 1.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Darrell Walker 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Darrell Walker 177

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Darrell Walker 82

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Darrell Walker 48

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Darrell Walker 34

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Darrell Walker 6

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Darrell Walker 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Darrell Walker .368

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Darrell Walker .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Darrell Walker .645

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Darrell Walker 11.0 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Darrell Walker 4.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Darrell Walker 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Darrell Walker 2.0 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Darrell Walker 0.8 (1988)

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.