Renaldo Balkman vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Renaldo Balkman 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

Renaldo Balkman

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Renaldo Balkman: 2006-07 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Renaldo Balkman 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Renaldo Balkman 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Renaldo Balkman 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Renaldo Balkman 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Renaldo Balkman 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Renaldo Balkman 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Renaldo Balkman 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Renaldo Balkman 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Renaldo Balkman 894 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Renaldo Balkman 769 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Renaldo Balkman 132 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Renaldo Balkman 164 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Renaldo Balkman 104 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Renaldo Balkman 221 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Renaldo Balkman .510 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Renaldo Balkman .172 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Renaldo Balkman .542 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Renaldo Balkman 5.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Renaldo Balkman 4.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.6 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.9 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.6 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Renaldo Balkman 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Renaldo Balkman 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Renaldo Balkman 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Renaldo Balkman 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Renaldo Balkman 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Renaldo Balkman 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Renaldo Balkman .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Renaldo Balkman .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Renaldo Balkman - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.1 (2009) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.