Nate Thurmond vs. Lloyd Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lloyd Walton 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.

Lloyd Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Lloyd Walton: 1976-77 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Lloyd Walton 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Lloyd Walton 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Lloyd Walton 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Lloyd Walton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Lloyd Walton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Lloyd Walton 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 Lloyd Walton 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Lloyd Walton 1.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Lloyd Walton 3.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Lloyd Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Lloyd Walton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Lloyd Walton 1,442

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Lloyd Walton 370

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Lloyd Walton 1,243

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Lloyd Walton 264

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Lloyd Walton 28

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Lloyd Walton 341

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Lloyd Walton .454

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Lloyd Walton .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Lloyd Walton .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Lloyd Walton 5.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Lloyd Walton 1.4 (1979)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Lloyd Walton 4.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Lloyd Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Lloyd Walton 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Lloyd Walton 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Lloyd Walton 0.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Lloyd Walton 3.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Lloyd Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Lloyd Walton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Lloyd Walton 53

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Lloyd Walton 12

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Lloyd Walton 57

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Lloyd Walton 12

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Lloyd Walton 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Lloyd Walton 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Lloyd Walton .412

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Lloyd Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Lloyd Walton .647

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Lloyd Walton 4.7 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Lloyd Walton 1.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Lloyd Walton 4.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Lloyd Walton 0.9 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Lloyd Walton 1.0 (1980)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.