Fred Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Fred Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Jones: 2002-03 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fred Jones 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fred Jones 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fred Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred 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 Fred Jones 7.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Jones 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fred Jones 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fred Jones 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Jones 3,206 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fred Jones 958 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fred Jones 990 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fred Jones 336 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fred Jones 115 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fred Jones 430 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Jones .411 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fred Jones .353 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Jones .809 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Jones 10.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Jones 3.1 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fred Jones 3.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fred Jones 1.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Jones 0.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Jones 5.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Jones 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fred Jones 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fred Jones 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Jones 166 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fred Jones 76 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fred Jones 44 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fred Jones 21 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fred Jones 10 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fred Jones 33 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Jones .397 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fred Jones .426 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Jones .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Jones 7.8 (2006) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Jones 3.3 (2006) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred Jones 2.5 (2006) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Jones 1.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Jones 0.5 (2004) 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.