Jim Farmer vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jim Farmer

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Farmer: 1987-88 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Farmer 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jim Farmer 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jim Farmer 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jim Farmer 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Farmer 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Farmer 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 715 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 186 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jim Farmer 111 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jim Farmer 42 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jim Farmer 136 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .428 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .282 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer .730 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 9.4 (1991) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 2.5 (1991) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 (1991) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.5 (1991) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.1 (1991) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jim Farmer 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jim Farmer 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jim Farmer 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) 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.