Sidney Green vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sidney Green 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

Sidney Green

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sidney Green: 1983-84 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sidney Green 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sidney Green 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sidney Green 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sidney Green 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sidney Green 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sidney Green 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sidney Green 7.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Green 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sidney Green 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sidney Green 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sidney Green 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sidney Green 5,080 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sidney Green 4,128 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sidney Green 635 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sidney Green 369 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sidney Green 223 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sidney Green 679 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sidney Green .454 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sidney Green .037 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sidney Green .738 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sidney Green 13.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Green 8.2 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sidney Green 1.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sidney Green 0.9 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sidney Green 0.6 (1987) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sidney Green 3.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Green 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sidney Green 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sidney Green 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sidney Green 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sidney Green 150 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sidney Green 149 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sidney Green 18 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sidney Green 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sidney Green 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sidney Green 43 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sidney Green .430 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sidney Green - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sidney Green .654 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sidney Green 10.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Green 8.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sidney Green 1.8 (1988) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sidney Green 0.3 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sidney Green 0.3 (1986) 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.