Pape Sy vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Pape Sy 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

Pape Sy

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pape Sy: 2010-11 to 2010-11
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pape Sy 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Pape Sy 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Pape Sy 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Pape Sy 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pape Sy 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pape Sy 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pape Sy 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Pape Sy 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Pape Sy 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Pape Sy 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Pape Sy 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pape Sy 7 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Pape Sy 3 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Pape Sy 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Pape Sy 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Pape Sy 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Pape Sy 3 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pape Sy .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Pape Sy .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pape Sy 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pape Sy 2.3 (2011) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pape Sy 1.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pape Sy 0.7 (2011) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pape Sy 0.3 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pape Sy 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pape Sy 1.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Pape Sy 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Pape Sy 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Pape Sy 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pape Sy 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pape Sy 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Pape Sy 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Pape Sy 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Pape Sy 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Pape Sy 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Pape Sy 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pape Sy .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Pape Sy - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pape Sy .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pape Sy 1.5 (2011) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pape Sy 0.3 (2011) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pape Sy 0.8 (2011) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pape Sy 0.3 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pape Sy 0.0 (2011) 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.