Josh Selby vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Josh Selby 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

Josh Selby

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Selby: 2011-12 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Josh Selby 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Josh Selby 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Selby 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Selby 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Josh Selby 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Josh Selby 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Selby 83 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Josh Selby 20 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Josh Selby 34 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Josh Selby 9 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Josh Selby 38 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Selby .330 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Josh Selby .143 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Selby .720 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Selby 2.3 (2012) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Selby 0.5 (2012) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Josh Selby 1.1 (2012) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Josh Selby 0.3 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Josh Selby 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Josh Selby 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Selby - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Josh Selby - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Selby - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Selby 0.0 (2012) 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.