Sean Green vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sean Green 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

Sean Green

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sean Green: 1991-92 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sean Green 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sean Green 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sean Green 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sean Green 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sean Green 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sean Green 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sean Green 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean Green 352 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sean Green 85 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sean Green 45 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sean Green 33 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sean Green 13 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sean Green 84 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean Green .386 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sean Green .246 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean Green .620 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean Green 4.8 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sean Green 1.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sean Green 0.6 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sean Green 0.5 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sean Green 0.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sean Green 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sean Green 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sean Green 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sean Green 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sean Green 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sean Green 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sean Green 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean Green - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sean Green - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean Green - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean Green 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sean Green 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sean Green 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sean Green 0.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sean Green 0.0 (1992) 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.