Kai Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kai Jones 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

Kai Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kai Jones: 2021-22 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kai Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kai Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kai Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kai Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kai Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kai Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kai Jones 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kai Jones 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kai Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kai Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kai Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kai Jones 179 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kai Jones 134 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kai Jones 19 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kai Jones 18 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kai Jones 32 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kai Jones 67 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kai Jones .567 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kai Jones .238 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kai Jones .647 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kai Jones 3.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kai Jones 2.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kai Jones 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kai Jones 0.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kai Jones 0.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kai Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kai Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kai Jones - 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.