Nate Thurmond vs. Neal Walk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neal Walk 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.

Neal Walk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Neal Walk: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Neal Walk 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Neal Walk 8

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Neal Walk 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Neal Walk 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Neal Walk 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Neal Walk 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 Neal Walk 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Neal Walk 7.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Neal Walk 2.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Neal Walk 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Neal Walk 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Neal Walk 7,157

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Neal Walk 4,392

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Neal Walk 1,214

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Neal Walk 140 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Neal Walk 105 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Neal Walk 568

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Neal Walk .459

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Neal Walk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Neal Walk .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Neal Walk 20.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Neal Walk 12.4 (1973)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Neal Walk 4.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Neal Walk 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Neal Walk 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Neal Walk 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Neal Walk 5.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Neal Walk 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Neal Walk 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Neal Walk 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Neal Walk 50

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Neal Walk 40

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Neal Walk 4

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Neal Walk 1 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Neal Walk 2 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Neal Walk 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Neal Walk .415

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Neal Walk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Neal Walk .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Neal Walk 8.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Neal Walk 7.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Neal Walk 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Neal Walk 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Neal Walk 0.7 (1975) *

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.