Alperen Sengun vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alperen Sengun 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

Alperen Sengun

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alperen Sengun: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alperen Sengun 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alperen Sengun 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alperen Sengun 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alperen Sengun 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alperen Sengun 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alperen Sengun 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alperen Sengun 14.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alperen Sengun 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alperen Sengun 3.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alperen Sengun 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alperen Sengun 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alperen Sengun 3,132 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alperen Sengun 1,660 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alperen Sengun 788 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alperen Sengun 205 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alperen Sengun 184 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alperen Sengun 210 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alperen Sengun .528 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alperen Sengun .284 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alperen Sengun .705 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alperen Sengun 21.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alperen Sengun 9.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alperen Sengun 5.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alperen Sengun 1.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alperen Sengun 0.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alperen Sengun 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alperen Sengun - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alperen Sengun - 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.