Nate Thurmond vs. Paul Walther Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Walther 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.

Paul Walther

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Paul Walther: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Paul Walther 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Paul Walther 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Paul Walther 5

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Paul Walther 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Paul Walther 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Paul Walther 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 Paul Walther 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Paul Walther 3.7 *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Paul Walther 2.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Paul Walther 2,838

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Paul Walther 1,168 *

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Paul Walther 974

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Paul Walther 370

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Paul Walther .362

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Paul Walther .708

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Paul Walther 12.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Paul Walther 4.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Paul Walther 3.6 (1951)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Paul Walther - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Paul Walther 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Paul Walther 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Paul Walther 1.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Paul Walther 143

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Paul Walther 40 *

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Paul Walther 35

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Paul Walther 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Paul Walther .377

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Paul Walther .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Paul Walther 16.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Paul Walther 4.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Paul Walther 3.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Paul Walther - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.