Will Blalock vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Will Blalock 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

Will Blalock

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Will Blalock: 2006-07 to 2006-07
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Will Blalock 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Will Blalock 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Will Blalock 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Will Blalock 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Will Blalock 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Will Blalock 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Blalock 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Will Blalock 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Will Blalock 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Will Blalock 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Will Blalock 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Blalock 25 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Will Blalock 15 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Will Blalock 17 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Will Blalock 5 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Will Blalock 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Will Blalock 14 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Blalock .300 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Will Blalock .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Blalock 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Blalock 1.8 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Will Blalock 1.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Will Blalock 1.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Will Blalock 0.4 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Will Blalock 0.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Will Blalock 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Will Blalock - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Will Blalock - 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.