Horace Jenkins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Horace Jenkins 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

Horace Jenkins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Horace Jenkins: 2004-05 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Horace Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Horace Jenkins 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Horace Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Horace Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Horace Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Horace Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Jenkins 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Horace Jenkins 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Horace Jenkins 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Horace Jenkins 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Horace Jenkins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Jenkins 42 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Horace Jenkins 9 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Horace Jenkins 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Horace Jenkins 5 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Horace Jenkins 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Horace Jenkins 15 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Jenkins .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Horace Jenkins .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Jenkins .923 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Jenkins 2.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Jenkins 0.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Horace Jenkins 0.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Horace Jenkins 0.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Horace Jenkins 0.1 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Horace Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Horace Jenkins - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Horace Jenkins - 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.