Wayne Selden vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Selden: 2016-17 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Selden 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Wayne Selden 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Wayne Selden 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Wayne Selden 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Selden 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 Selden 7.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Selden 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Wayne Selden 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Selden 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Selden 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Selden 915 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Wayne Selden 253 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Wayne Selden 189 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Wayne Selden 57 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Wayne Selden 19 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Wayne Selden 127 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Selden .415 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Wayne Selden .344 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Selden .718 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Selden 9.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Selden 2.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wayne Selden 1.9 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wayne Selden 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Selden 0.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Selden 3.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Selden 1.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Wayne Selden 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Wayne Selden 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Selden 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Selden 23 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Wayne Selden 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Wayne Selden 7 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Wayne Selden 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Wayne Selden 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Wayne Selden 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Selden .346 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Wayne Selden .182 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Selden .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Selden 3.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Selden 1.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wayne Selden 1.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Selden 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Selden 0.2 (2017) 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.