Brad Sellers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Brad Sellers 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

Brad Sellers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brad Sellers: 1986-87 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brad Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brad Sellers 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brad Sellers 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brad Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Brad Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brad Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brad Sellers 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brad Sellers 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brad Sellers 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brad Sellers 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brad Sellers 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brad Sellers 2,509 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brad Sellers 1,064 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brad Sellers 435 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brad Sellers 137 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brad Sellers 246 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brad Sellers 398 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brad Sellers .452 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Brad Sellers .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brad Sellers .793 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brad Sellers 9.5 (1988) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brad Sellers 4.7 (1987) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brad Sellers 1.7 (1988) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brad Sellers 0.6 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brad Sellers 0.9 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brad Sellers 4.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brad Sellers 2.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brad Sellers 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brad Sellers 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brad Sellers 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brad Sellers 120 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brad Sellers 59 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brad Sellers 28 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brad Sellers 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brad Sellers 12 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brad Sellers 28 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brad Sellers .363 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brad Sellers - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brad Sellers .882 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brad Sellers 5.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brad Sellers 2.4 (1989) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brad Sellers 1.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brad Sellers 0.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brad Sellers 1.0 (1992) 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.