Cheikh Samb vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cheikh Samb 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

Cheikh Samb

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheikh Samb: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheikh Samb 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cheikh Samb 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cheikh Samb 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cheikh Samb 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cheikh Samb 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cheikh Samb 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheikh Samb 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cheikh Samb 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cheikh Samb 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cheikh Samb 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cheikh Samb 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheikh Samb 22 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cheikh Samb 31 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cheikh Samb 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cheikh Samb 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cheikh Samb 12 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cheikh Samb 22 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheikh Samb .250 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cheikh Samb .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cheikh Samb .444 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheikh Samb 1.8 (2008) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cheikh Samb 1.8 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cheikh Samb 0.1 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cheikh Samb 0.3 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cheikh Samb 0.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cheikh Samb 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cheikh Samb - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cheikh Samb - 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.