Nate Thurmond vs. Denzel Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Denzel Valentine 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.

Denzel Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Denzel Valentine: 2016-17 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Denzel Valentine 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Denzel Valentine 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Denzel Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Denzel Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Denzel Valentine 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Denzel Valentine 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Denzel Valentine 3.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Denzel Valentine 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Denzel Valentine 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Denzel Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Denzel Valentine 1,795

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Denzel Valentine 857

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Denzel Valentine 466

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Denzel Valentine 159

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Denzel Valentine 31

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Denzel Valentine 256

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Denzel Valentine .394

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Denzel Valentine .360

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Denzel Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Denzel Valentine 10.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Denzel Valentine 5.1 (2018)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Denzel Valentine 3.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Denzel Valentine 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Denzel Valentine 0.2 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Denzel Valentine 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Denzel Valentine 2.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Denzel Valentine 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Denzel Valentine 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Denzel Valentine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Denzel Valentine 5

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Denzel Valentine 8

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Denzel Valentine 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Denzel Valentine 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Denzel Valentine 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Denzel Valentine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Denzel Valentine .333

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Denzel Valentine .250

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Denzel Valentine -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Denzel Valentine 1.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Denzel Valentine 2.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Denzel Valentine 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Denzel Valentine 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Denzel Valentine 0.3 (2017)

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.