Wally Anderzunas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Wally Anderzunas 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

Wally Anderzunas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wally Anderzunas: 1969-70 to 1969-70
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wally Anderzunas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Wally Anderzunas 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Wally Anderzunas 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Wally Anderzunas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Wally Anderzunas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wally Anderzunas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wally Anderzunas 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Wally Anderzunas 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Wally Anderzunas 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wally Anderzunas 159 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Wally Anderzunas 82 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Wally Anderzunas 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Wally Anderzunas 44 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wally Anderzunas .392 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wally Anderzunas .630 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wally Anderzunas 3.6 (1970) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Wally Anderzunas 1.9 (1970) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wally Anderzunas 0.2 (1970) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Wally Anderzunas 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wally Anderzunas - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wally Anderzunas - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.