Nate Thurmond vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Ben Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Nate Thurmond 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Rebounds Leader Nate Thurmond 0 Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Nate Thurmond 0 * Ben Wallace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ben Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Ben Wallace .482

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ben Wallace .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

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.