Jeffrey Sheppard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jeffrey Sheppard 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

Jeffrey Sheppard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeffrey Sheppard: 1998-99 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeffrey Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jeffrey Sheppard 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jeffrey Sheppard 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jeffrey Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeffrey Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeffrey Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeffrey Sheppard 40 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jeffrey Sheppard 22 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jeffrey Sheppard 16 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jeffrey Sheppard 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jeffrey Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jeffrey Sheppard 18 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeffrey Sheppard .385 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jeffrey Sheppard .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeffrey Sheppard .615 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 2.2 (1999) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 1.2 (1999) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.9 (1999) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.2 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeffrey Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jeffrey Sheppard 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jeffrey Sheppard 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jeffrey Sheppard 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jeffrey Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jeffrey Sheppard 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeffrey Sheppard .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jeffrey Sheppard - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeffrey Sheppard - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 (1999) 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.