Jalen Pickett vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jalen Pickett 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

Jalen Pickett

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Pickett: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Pickett 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Pickett 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jalen Pickett 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jalen Pickett 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jalen Pickett 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Pickett 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Pickett 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Pickett 42 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jalen Pickett 14 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jalen Pickett 21 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jalen Pickett 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jalen Pickett 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jalen Pickett 27 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Pickett .429 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jalen Pickett .360 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Pickett .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Pickett 1.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Pickett 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Pickett 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jalen Pickett 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jalen Pickett 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jalen Pickett 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jalen Pickett 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jalen Pickett 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Pickett .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jalen Pickett .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Pickett - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Pickett 1.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Pickett 0.3 (2024) 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.