Sean McDermott vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sean McDermott: 2020-21 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sean McDermott 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sean McDermott 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sean McDermott 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sean McDermott 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sean McDermott 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 McDermott 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sean McDermott 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sean McDermott 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sean McDermott 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sean McDermott 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean McDermott 39 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sean McDermott 19 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sean McDermott 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sean McDermott 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sean McDermott 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sean McDermott 18 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean McDermott .394 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sean McDermott .227 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean McDermott 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean McDermott 2.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sean McDermott 1.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sean McDermott 0.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sean McDermott 0.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sean McDermott 0.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sean McDermott 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sean McDermott - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sean McDermott - 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.