Nate Thurmond vs. Gerald Wallace Comparison

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

Gerald Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Gerald Wallace: 2001-02 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Gerald Wallace 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Gerald Wallace 14

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Gerald Wallace 7

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Gerald Wallace 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Gerald Wallace 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Gerald Wallace 1

Steals Leader Nate Thurmond 0 * Gerald Wallace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gerald Wallace 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gerald Wallace 5.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Gerald Wallace 2.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Gerald Wallace 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Gerald Wallace 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Gerald Wallace 9,933

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Gerald Wallace 4,838

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Gerald Wallace 1,725

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Gerald Wallace 1,200

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Gerald Wallace 681

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Gerald Wallace 832

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Gerald Wallace .469

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gerald Wallace .312

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Gerald Wallace .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Gerald Wallace 19.4 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Gerald Wallace 10.0 (2010)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Gerald Wallace 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Gerald Wallace 2.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Gerald Wallace 2.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Gerald Wallace 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Gerald Wallace 3.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Gerald Wallace 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Gerald Wallace 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Gerald Wallace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Gerald Wallace 262

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Gerald Wallace 128

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Gerald Wallace 45

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Gerald Wallace 22

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Gerald Wallace 17

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Gerald Wallace 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Gerald Wallace .455

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gerald Wallace .333

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Gerald Wallace .726

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Gerald Wallace 17.5 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Gerald Wallace 9.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Gerald Wallace 2.8 (2011)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Gerald Wallace 1.3 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Gerald Wallace 1.5 (2010)

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.