Sam Dekker vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sam Dekker 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

Sam Dekker

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Dekker: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Dekker 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sam Dekker 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sam Dekker 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sam Dekker 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Dekker 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Dekker 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Dekker 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Dekker 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sam Dekker 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Dekker 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Dekker 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Dekker 1,094 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sam Dekker 607 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sam Dekker 160 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sam Dekker 101 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sam Dekker 37 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sam Dekker 201 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Dekker .478 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sam Dekker .288 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Dekker .606 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Dekker 6.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Dekker 3.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sam Dekker 1.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sam Dekker 0.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Dekker 0.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Dekker 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Dekker 2.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sam Dekker 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sam Dekker 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Dekker 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Dekker 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sam Dekker 10 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sam Dekker 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sam Dekker 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sam Dekker 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sam Dekker 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Dekker .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sam Dekker .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Dekker - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Dekker 2.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Dekker 2.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Dekker 0.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Dekker 0.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Dekker 0.3 (2017) 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.