Nate Thurmond vs. Rex Walters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rex Walters 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.

Rex Walters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Rex Walters: 1993-94 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Rex Walters 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Rex Walters 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Rex Walters 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Rex Walters 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Rex Walters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Rex Walters 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 Rex Walters 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Rex Walters 1.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Rex Walters 1.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Rex Walters 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Rex Walters 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Rex Walters 1,547

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Rex Walters 403

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Rex Walters 569

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Rex Walters 129

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Rex Walters 30

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Rex Walters 335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Rex Walters .441

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Rex Walters .361

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Rex Walters .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Rex Walters 6.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Rex Walters 1.8 (1997)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Rex Walters 2.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Rex Walters 0.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Rex Walters 0.2 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Rex Walters 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Rex Walters 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Rex Walters 1.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Rex Walters 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Rex Walters 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Rex Walters 2

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Rex Walters 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Rex Walters 4

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Rex Walters 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Rex Walters 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Rex Walters 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Rex Walters .250

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Rex Walters .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Rex Walters -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Rex Walters 2.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Rex Walters 0.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Rex Walters 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Rex Walters 0.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Rex Walters 0.0 (1999)

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.