Wah Wah Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Wah Wah Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wah Wah Jones: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wah Wah Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Wah Wah Jones 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Wah Wah Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Wah Wah Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wah Wah 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 Wah Wah Jones 10.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 5.1 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wah Wah Jones 1,428 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Wah Wah Jones 408 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Wah Wah Jones 429 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Wah Wah Jones 140 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wah Wah Jones .355 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Wah Wah Jones .757 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 12.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 5.7 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.9 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 12.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wah Wah Jones 75 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Wah Wah Jones 0 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Wah Wah Jones 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Wah Wah Jones 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wah Wah Jones .303 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Wah Wah Jones .853 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 14.6 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 0.0 (1952) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 4.4 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.