Walt Bellamy vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Bellamy 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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.