Nate Thurmond vs. Jimmy Walker Comparison

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

Jimmy Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jimmy Walker: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jimmy Walker 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jimmy Walker 9

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jimmy Walker 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jimmy Walker 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jimmy 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 Jimmy Walker 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jimmy Walker 2.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jimmy Walker 3.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jimmy Walker 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jimmy Walker 11,655

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jimmy Walker 1,860

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jimmy Walker 2,429

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jimmy Walker 253 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jimmy Walker 36 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jimmy Walker 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jimmy Walker .461

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jimmy Walker .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jimmy Walker 21.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jimmy Walker 3.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jimmy Walker 5.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jimmy Walker 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jimmy Walker 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jimmy Walker 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jimmy Walker 2.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jimmy Walker 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jimmy Walker 168

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jimmy Walker 19

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jimmy Walker 26

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jimmy Walker 5 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jimmy Walker 1 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jimmy Walker 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jimmy Walker .464

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jimmy Walker .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jimmy Walker 15.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jimmy Walker 1.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jimmy Walker 2.8 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jimmy Walker 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1975) *

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.