Fred Sheffield vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Fred Sheffield 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

Fred Sheffield

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Sheffield: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Sheffield 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fred Sheffield 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fred Sheffield 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fred Sheffield 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Sheffield 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Sheffield 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Sheffield 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fred Sheffield 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Sheffield 74 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fred Sheffield 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fred Sheffield 22 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Sheffield .199 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Sheffield .615 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Sheffield 3.4 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fred Sheffield 0.2 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Sheffield - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fred Sheffield - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Sheffield - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fred Sheffield - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fred Sheffield 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Sheffield - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Sheffield - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Sheffield - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred Sheffield - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.