Pepe Sanchez vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Pepe Sanchez 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

Pepe Sanchez

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pepe Sanchez: 2000-01 to 2002-03
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pepe Sanchez 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Pepe Sanchez 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Pepe Sanchez 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Pepe Sanchez 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pepe Sanchez 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pepe Sanchez 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pepe Sanchez 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Pepe Sanchez 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Pepe Sanchez 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Pepe Sanchez 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Pepe Sanchez 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pepe Sanchez 20 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Pepe Sanchez 21 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Pepe Sanchez 49 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Pepe Sanchez 16 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Pepe Sanchez 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Pepe Sanchez 38 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pepe Sanchez .273 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Pepe Sanchez .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pepe Sanchez 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pepe Sanchez 0.7 (2001) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pepe Sanchez 0.7 (2003) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pepe Sanchez 1.4 (2001) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pepe Sanchez 0.6 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pepe Sanchez 0.0 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Pepe Sanchez 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pepe Sanchez - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pepe Sanchez - 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.