Malik Sealy vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Malik Sealy 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

Malik Sealy

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malik Sealy: 1992-93 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malik Sealy 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Malik Sealy 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Malik Sealy 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Malik Sealy 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Malik Sealy 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Malik Sealy 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Sealy 10.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Malik Sealy 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Malik Sealy 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Malik Sealy 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Malik Sealy 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Sealy 4,955 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Malik Sealy 1,585 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Malik Sealy 816 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Malik Sealy 518 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Malik Sealy 157 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Malik Sealy 493 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Sealy .426 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Malik Sealy .292 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Sealy .809 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Sealy 13.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Sealy 4.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Malik Sealy 2.4 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Malik Sealy 1.6 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malik Sealy 0.6 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Sealy 7.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Malik Sealy 2.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Malik Sealy 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Malik Sealy 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Malik Sealy 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Sealy 108 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Malik Sealy 29 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Malik Sealy 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Malik Sealy 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Malik Sealy 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Malik Sealy 14 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Sealy .415 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Malik Sealy .222 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Sealy .737 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Sealy 12.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Sealy 4.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Malik Sealy 1.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Malik Sealy 0.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Malik Sealy 0.3 (1999) 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.