Nate Thurmond vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nate Thurmond 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 0 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jo Jo White 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jo Jo White 0.4 (1975) *

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. 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.