Nate Thurmond vs. Kenny Walker Comparison

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

Kenny Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Kenny Walker: 1986-87 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Kenny Walker 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Kenny Walker 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Kenny Walker 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Kenny Walker 0

Honors and Awards

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

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

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Kenny Walker 4.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Kenny Walker 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Kenny Walker 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Kenny Walker 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Kenny Walker 3,128

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Kenny Walker 1,793

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Kenny Walker 299

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Kenny Walker 235

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Kenny Walker 299

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Kenny Walker 448

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Kenny Walker .485

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Kenny Walker .206

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Kenny Walker .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Kenny Walker 10.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Kenny Walker 5.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Kenny Walker 1.1 (1987)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Kenny Walker 0.8 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Kenny Walker 0.8 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Kenny Walker 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Kenny Walker 2.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Kenny Walker 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Kenny Walker 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Kenny Walker 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Kenny Walker 89

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Kenny Walker 57

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Kenny Walker 15

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Kenny Walker 4

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Kenny Walker 11

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Kenny Walker 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Kenny Walker .419

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Kenny Walker .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Kenny Walker 4.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Kenny Walker 2.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Kenny Walker 1.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Kenny Walker 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Kenny 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.