Sleepy Floyd vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sleepy Floyd 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

Sleepy Floyd

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sleepy Floyd: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sleepy Floyd 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sleepy Floyd 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sleepy Floyd 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sleepy Floyd 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sleepy Floyd 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sleepy Floyd 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 12.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 5.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sleepy Floyd 12,260 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sleepy Floyd 2,494 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sleepy Floyd 5,175 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sleepy Floyd 1,120 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sleepy Floyd 215 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sleepy Floyd 957 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sleepy Floyd .444 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sleepy Floyd .324 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sleepy Floyd .815 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 19.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 3.8 (1988) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.9 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 13.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 6.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sleepy Floyd 467 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sleepy Floyd 77 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sleepy Floyd 219 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sleepy Floyd 43 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sleepy Floyd 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sleepy Floyd 36 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sleepy Floyd .457 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sleepy Floyd .414 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sleepy Floyd .814 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 21.4 (1987) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 4.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1990) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.3 (1991) 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.