Walt Frazier vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Walt Frazier 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

Walt Frazier

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Al Thornton 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Al Thornton 152

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Al Thornton -

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier - * Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * Al Thornton -

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.