Nate Thurmond vs. Matt Walsh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Walsh 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.

Matt Walsh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Matt Walsh: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Matt Walsh 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Matt Walsh 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Matt Walsh 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Matt Walsh 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Matt Walsh 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Matt Walsh 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 Matt Walsh 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Matt Walsh 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Matt Walsh 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Matt Walsh 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Matt Walsh 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Matt Walsh 2

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Matt Walsh 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Matt Walsh 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Matt Walsh 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Matt Walsh 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Matt Walsh 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Matt Walsh 1.000

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Matt Walsh -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Matt Walsh .000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Matt Walsh 1.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Matt Walsh 0.0 (2006)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Matt Walsh 0.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Matt Walsh 0.0 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Matt Walsh 0.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Matt Walsh -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Matt Walsh -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Matt Walsh -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Matt Walsh -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Matt Walsh -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Matt Walsh -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Matt Walsh -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Matt Walsh -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Matt Walsh -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Matt Walsh -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Matt Walsh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Matt Walsh -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Matt Walsh -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Matt Walsh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Matt Walsh -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Matt Walsh -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Matt Walsh -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Matt Walsh -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Matt Walsh -

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.