Phil Sellers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Phil Sellers 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

Phil Sellers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Sellers: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Phil Sellers 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Phil Sellers 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Phil Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Phil Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Phil Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Sellers 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Sellers 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Phil Sellers 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Phil Sellers 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Sellers 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Sellers 198 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Phil Sellers 41 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Phil Sellers 25 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Phil Sellers 22 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Phil Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Phil Sellers 44 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Sellers .384 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Phil Sellers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Sellers .722 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Sellers 4.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Sellers 0.9 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Phil Sellers 0.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Phil Sellers 0.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Sellers 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Sellers 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Phil Sellers 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Phil Sellers 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Phil Sellers 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Sellers 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Sellers 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Phil Sellers 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Phil Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Phil Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Phil Sellers 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Phil Sellers 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Sellers .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Phil Sellers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Sellers .250 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Sellers 3.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Sellers 2.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Phil Sellers 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Sellers 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Sellers 0.0 (1977) 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.