Steve Sheppard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Steve Sheppard 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

Steve Sheppard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Steve Sheppard 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Steve Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Steve Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard 367 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard 178 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Steve Sheppard 62 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Steve Sheppard 22 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Steve Sheppard 106 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard .459 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard .633 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Steve Sheppard 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - 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.