Sean Marks vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sean Marks: 1998-99 to 2010-11
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sean Marks 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sean Marks 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sean Marks 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sean Marks 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sean Marks 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 Marks 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sean Marks 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sean Marks 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sean Marks 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sean Marks 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean Marks 638 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sean Marks 501 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sean Marks 50 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sean Marks 33 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sean Marks 87 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sean Marks 230 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean Marks .448 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sean Marks .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean Marks .665 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean Marks 4.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sean Marks 3.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sean Marks 0.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sean Marks 0.2 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sean Marks 0.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sean Marks 2.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sean Marks 3.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sean Marks 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sean Marks 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sean Marks 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean Marks 16 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sean Marks 20 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sean Marks 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sean Marks 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sean Marks 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sean Marks 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean Marks .462 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sean Marks .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean Marks .800 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean Marks 3.2 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sean Marks 4.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sean Marks 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sean Marks 0.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sean Marks 0.4 (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.