Frankie Sanders vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Frankie Sanders 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

Frankie Sanders

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frankie Sanders: 1978-79 to 1980-81
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frankie Sanders 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Frankie Sanders 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Frankie Sanders 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Frankie Sanders 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Frankie Sanders 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frankie Sanders 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frankie Sanders 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Frankie Sanders 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Frankie Sanders 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frankie Sanders 352 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Frankie Sanders 131 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Frankie Sanders 69 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Frankie Sanders 37 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Frankie Sanders 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Frankie Sanders 69 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frankie Sanders .430 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Frankie Sanders - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frankie Sanders .822 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frankie Sanders 5.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Frankie Sanders 2.4 (1979) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Frankie Sanders 1.1 (1979) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.7 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.1 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frankie Sanders 2.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frankie Sanders 23 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Frankie Sanders 5 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Frankie Sanders 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Frankie Sanders 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Frankie Sanders 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Frankie Sanders 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frankie Sanders .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Frankie Sanders .500 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frankie Sanders 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frankie Sanders 2.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.2 (1981) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.3 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.0 (1981) 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. 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.