Sean Rooks vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sean Rooks 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

Sean Rooks

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sean Rooks: 1992-93 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sean Rooks 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sean Rooks 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sean Rooks 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sean Rooks 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sean Rooks 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sean Rooks 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sean Rooks 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sean Rooks 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sean Rooks 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sean Rooks 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sean Rooks 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean Rooks 4,676 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sean Rooks 2,877 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sean Rooks 631 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sean Rooks 255 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sean Rooks 499 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sean Rooks 749 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean Rooks .459 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sean Rooks .091 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean Rooks .699 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean Rooks 13.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sean Rooks 7.4 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sean Rooks 1.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sean Rooks 0.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sean Rooks 1.1 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sean Rooks 2.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sean Rooks 1.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sean Rooks 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sean Rooks 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sean Rooks 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sean Rooks 72 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sean Rooks 42 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sean Rooks 11 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sean Rooks 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sean Rooks 11 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sean Rooks 29 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sean Rooks .490 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sean Rooks - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sean Rooks .686 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sean Rooks 4.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sean Rooks 2.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sean Rooks 0.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sean Rooks 0.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sean Rooks 0.8 (1998) 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.