Sebastian Telfair vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sebastian Telfair 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

Sebastian Telfair

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sebastian Telfair: 2004-05 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sebastian Telfair 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sebastian Telfair 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sebastian Telfair 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sebastian Telfair 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sebastian Telfair 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sebastian Telfair 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sebastian Telfair 7.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sebastian Telfair 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sebastian Telfair 3.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sebastian Telfair 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sebastian Telfair 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sebastian Telfair 4,183 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sebastian Telfair 898 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sebastian Telfair 1,960 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sebastian Telfair 413 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sebastian Telfair 75 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sebastian Telfair 564 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sebastian Telfair .390 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sebastian Telfair .319 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sebastian Telfair .777 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sebastian Telfair 9.8 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sebastian Telfair 2.3 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sebastian Telfair 5.9 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sebastian Telfair 1.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sebastian Telfair 0.2 (2012) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sebastian Telfair 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sebastian Telfair - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sebastian Telfair - 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.