Sid Tanenbaum vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sid Tanenbaum 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

Sid Tanenbaum

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sid Tanenbaum: 1947-48 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sid Tanenbaum 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sid Tanenbaum 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sid Tanenbaum 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sid Tanenbaum 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sid Tanenbaum 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sid Tanenbaum 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sid Tanenbaum 9.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sid Tanenbaum 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sid Tanenbaum 633 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sid Tanenbaum 162 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sid Tanenbaum 70 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sid Tanenbaum .274 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sid Tanenbaum .830 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sid Tanenbaum 10.1 (1948) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sid Tanenbaum 2.7 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sid Tanenbaum 7.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sid Tanenbaum 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sid Tanenbaum 47 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sid Tanenbaum 14 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sid Tanenbaum 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sid Tanenbaum .274 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sid Tanenbaum .813 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sid Tanenbaum 10.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sid Tanenbaum 3.3 (1949) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sid Tanenbaum - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.