Kenny Sailors vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kenny Sailors 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

Kenny Sailors

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Sailors: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Sailors 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Sailors 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kenny Sailors 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kenny Sailors 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Sailors 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Sailors 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Sailors 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Sailors 12.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.0 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Sailors 3,480 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kenny Sailors 120 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kenny Sailors 781 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kenny Sailors 276 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Sailors .329 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Sailors .712 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Sailors 17.3 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.0 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kenny Sailors 4.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Sailors 7.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Sailors - * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Sailors 15 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kenny Sailors 0 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kenny Sailors 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kenny Sailors 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Sailors .375 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Sailors .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Sailors 7.5 (1947) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Sailors - * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.0 (1947) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.