Walter Bond vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Walter Bond 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

Walter Bond

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walter Bond: 1992-93 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walter Bond 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Walter Bond 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Walter Bond 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Walter Bond 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walter Bond 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walter Bond 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Bond 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Walter Bond 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Walter Bond 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Walter Bond 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Walter Bond 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Bond 873 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Walter Bond 289 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Walter Bond 177 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Walter Bond 97 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Walter Bond 34 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Walter Bond 153 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Bond .409 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Walter Bond .299 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Bond .767 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Bond 8.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Bond 2.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Walter Bond 1.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Walter Bond 1.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter Bond 0.2 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Bond 0.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Walter Bond 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Walter Bond 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Walter Bond 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walter Bond 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Bond 1 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Walter Bond 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Walter Bond 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Walter Bond 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Walter Bond 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Walter Bond 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Bond .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Walter Bond .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Bond .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Bond 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Bond 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walter Bond 0.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter Bond 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Walter Bond 0.0 (1994) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.