Larry Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Larry Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Jones: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Larry Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Larry Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Larry Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry 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 Larry Jones 9.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Jones 1.2 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Jones 854 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Larry Jones 241 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Larry Jones 270 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Larry Jones 85 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Larry Jones 18 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Larry Jones 95 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Jones .400 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Jones .815 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Jones 10.0 (1974) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 2.6 (1974) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 3.2 (1974) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Larry Jones 1.2 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones 0.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Jones 3.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Jones - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Jones 17 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Larry Jones 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Larry Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Larry Jones 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Larry Jones 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Larry Jones 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Jones .417 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Jones .636 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Jones 3.4 (1965) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 0.8 (1965) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 0.4 (1965) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry 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.