Xavier Sneed vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Xavier Sneed 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

Xavier Sneed

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier Sneed: 2021-22 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier Sneed 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Xavier Sneed 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Xavier Sneed 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Xavier Sneed 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Xavier Sneed 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Sneed 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Sneed 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Sneed 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Xavier Sneed 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Xavier Sneed 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Sneed 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Sneed 22 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Xavier Sneed 11 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Xavier Sneed 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Xavier Sneed 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Xavier Sneed 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Xavier Sneed 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Sneed .350 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Xavier Sneed .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Sneed 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Sneed 4.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Sneed 1.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Xavier Sneed 1.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Xavier Sneed 0.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Sneed 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Xavier Sneed 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Xavier Sneed - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Sneed - 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.