Sean Higgins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sean Higgins 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

Sean Higgins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sean Higgins: 1990-91 to 1997-98
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sean Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sean Higgins 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sean Higgins 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sean Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sean Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sean Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sean Higgins 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sean Higgins 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sean Higgins 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sean Higgins 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sean Higgins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean Higgins 1,375 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sean Higgins 402 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sean Higgins 226 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sean Higgins 73 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sean Higgins 32 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sean Higgins 220 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean Higgins .428 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sean Higgins .321 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean Higgins .850 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean Higgins 8.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sean Higgins 2.7 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sean Higgins 2.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sean Higgins 1.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sean Higgins 0.3 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sean Higgins 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sean Higgins 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sean Higgins 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sean Higgins 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sean Higgins 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sean Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sean Higgins 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sean Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sean Higgins 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sean Higgins 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean Higgins .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sean Higgins - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean Higgins - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean Higgins 0.0 (1991) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sean Higgins 0.0 (1991) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sean Higgins 0.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sean Higgins 0.0 (1991) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sean Higgins 0.0 (1991) 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.