Ansu Sesay vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ansu Sesay 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

Ansu Sesay

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ansu Sesay: 2001-02 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ansu Sesay 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ansu Sesay 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ansu Sesay 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ansu Sesay 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ansu Sesay 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ansu Sesay 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ansu Sesay 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ansu Sesay 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ansu Sesay 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ansu Sesay 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ansu Sesay 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ansu Sesay 401 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ansu Sesay 223 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ansu Sesay 62 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ansu Sesay 38 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ansu Sesay 30 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ansu Sesay 127 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ansu Sesay .434 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ansu Sesay .276 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ansu Sesay .640 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ansu Sesay 6.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ansu Sesay 2.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ansu Sesay 0.9 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ansu Sesay 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ansu Sesay 0.4 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ansu Sesay 1.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ansu Sesay 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ansu Sesay 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ansu Sesay 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ansu Sesay 1.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ansu Sesay 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ansu Sesay 14 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ansu Sesay 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ansu Sesay 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ansu Sesay 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ansu Sesay 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ansu Sesay .375 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ansu Sesay - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ansu Sesay 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ansu Sesay 1.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ansu Sesay 3.5 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ansu Sesay 1.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ansu Sesay 0.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ansu Sesay 1.0 (2002) 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.