Nate Thurmond vs. Sun Yue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sun Yue and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Sun Yue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Sun Yue: 2008-09 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Sun Yue 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Sun Yue 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Sun Yue 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Sun Yue 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Sun Yue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Sun Yue 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Sun Yue 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Sun Yue 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Sun Yue 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Sun Yue 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Sun Yue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Sun Yue 6

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Sun Yue 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Sun Yue 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Sun Yue 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Sun Yue 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Sun Yue 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Sun Yue .273

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sun Yue .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Sun Yue -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Sun Yue 0.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Sun Yue 0.0 (2009)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Sun Yue 0.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Sun Yue 0.1 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Sun Yue 0.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Sun Yue -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Sun Yue -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Sun Yue -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Sun Yue -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Sun Yue -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Sun Yue -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Sun Yue -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Sun Yue -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Sun Yue -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Sun Yue -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Sun Yue 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Sun Yue -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sun Yue -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Sun Yue -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Sun Yue -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Sun Yue -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Sun Yue -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Sun Yue -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Sun Yue -

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.