Nate Thurmond vs. Red Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Red Wallace: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Red Wallace 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Red Wallace 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Red Wallace 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Red Wallace 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Red Wallace 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Red Wallace 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 Red Wallace 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Red Wallace - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Red Wallace 1.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Red Wallace - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Red Wallace - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Red Wallace 556

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Red Wallace 58

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Red Wallace 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Red Wallace .278

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Red Wallace .541

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Red Wallace 9.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Red Wallace - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Red Wallace 1.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Red Wallace - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Red Wallace - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Red Wallace -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Red Wallace - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Red Wallace -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Red Wallace - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Red Wallace - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Red Wallace -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Red Wallace -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Red Wallace 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Red Wallace -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Red Wallace -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Red Wallace -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Red Wallace - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Red Wallace -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Red Wallace - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Red Wallace - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.