Wayne Sappleton vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Wayne Sappleton 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

Wayne Sappleton

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Sappleton: 1984-85 to 1984-85
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Sappleton 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Wayne Sappleton 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Wayne Sappleton 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Wayne Sappleton 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Wayne Sappleton 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Sappleton 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Sappleton 96 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Wayne Sappleton 75 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Wayne Sappleton 7 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Wayne Sappleton 7 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Wayne Sappleton 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Wayne Sappleton 33 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Sappleton .471 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Sappleton .412 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.9 (1985) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.1 (1985) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Wayne Sappleton 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton - 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.