Jarron Collins vs. Nate Thurmond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Thurmond and Jarron Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jarron Collins played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Nate Thurmond, who played 14. Jarron Collins had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Nate Thurmond had his rookie season in 1963-64. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jarron Collins 10 5 2001-02 to 2010-11
Nate Thurmond 14 9 1963-64 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2001-021963-64
Team Utah JazzSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 70 20.6 6.4 2.0 2.3 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.8 3.3 2.3 4.9 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .740
Nate Thurmond 76 25.9 7.0 - - 10.4 1.1 - - - 2.4 2.9 7.3 .395 - - - 1.3 2.3 .549
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 4 11.8 5.5 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.8 2.5 4.5 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Nate Thurmond 12 34.2 10.0 - - 12.3 0.8 - - - 3.8 3.5 8.0 .438 - - - 3.0 4.4 .679

Season 2

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2002-031964-65
Team Utah JazzSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 22 19.1 5.5 1.5 1.3 2.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 3.2 1.7 3.9 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.8 .710
Nate Thurmond 77 41.2 16.5 - - 18.1 2.0 - - - 3.0 6.7 16.1 .419 - - - 3.1 4.6 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2003-041965-66
Team Utah JazzSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 81 21.4 6.0 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.0 3.1 1.8 3.6 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .718
Nate Thurmond 73 39.6 16.3 - - 18.0 1.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 15.3 .406 - - - 3.8 5.9 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2004-051966-67
Team Utah JazzSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 50 19.2 4.3 1.1 2.1 3.3 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.9 1.3 3.1 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.4 .697
Nate Thurmond 65 42.5 18.7 - - 21.3 2.6 - - - 2.8 7.2 16.4 .437 - - - 4.3 6.8 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 15 46.0 15.9 - - 23.1 3.1 - - - 3.5 6.2 14.3 .433 - - - 3.5 6.1 .571

Season 5

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2005-061967-68
Team Utah JazzSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 79 21.9 5.3 1.7 2.5 4.2 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.8 3.2 1.6 3.5 .461 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.8 .717
Nate Thurmond 51 43.6 20.5 - - 22.0 4.2 - - - 2.7 7.5 18.2 .411 - - - 5.5 8.6 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2006-071968-69
Team Utah JazzSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 82 11.1 2.5 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.8 0.9 2.1 .441 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .651
Nate Thurmond 71 45.2 21.5 - - 19.7 3.6 - - - 2.4 8.0 19.6 .410 - - - 5.4 8.7 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 13 8.5 1.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.7 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .529
Nate Thurmond 6 43.8 16.7 - - 19.5 4.7 - - - 3.0 6.7 17.0 .392 - - - 3.3 5.7 .588

Season 7

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2007-081969-70
Team Utah JazzSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 70 10.0 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.5 0.5 1.2 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .622
Nate Thurmond 43 44.6 21.9 - - 17.7 3.5 - - - 2.6 7.9 19.2 .414 - - - 6.1 8.0 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 5 4.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Nate Thurmond ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2008-091970-71
Team Utah JazzSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 26 7.7 1.5 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.6 1.3 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .727
Nate Thurmond 82 40.9 20.0 - - 13.8 3.1 - - - 2.3 7.6 17.1 .445 - - - 4.8 6.6 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 3 11.7 2.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750
Nate Thurmond 5 38.4 17.6 - - 10.2 3.0 - - - 4.0 7.2 19.4 .371 - - - 3.2 4.0 .800

Season 9

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2009-101971-72
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 34 7.7 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.9 .387 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .400
Nate Thurmond 78 43.1 21.4 - - 16.1 2.9 - - - 2.7 8.1 18.6 .432 - - - 5.3 7.2 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 11 10.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.0 0.5 1.4 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Nate Thurmond 5 46.0 25.4 - - 17.8 5.2 - - - 2.4 10.6 24.4 .434 - - - 4.2 5.6 .750

Season 10

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season 2010-111972-73
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins 28 6.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .700
Nate Thurmond 79 43.3 17.1 - - 17.1 3.5 - - - 3.0 6.5 14.7 .446 - - - 4.0 5.6 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 11 41.8 14.5 - - 13.2 3.6 - - - 2.7 5.8 14.6 .398 - - - 2.9 3.6 .800

Season 11

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season -1973-74
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 62 39.7 13.0 4.0 10.1 14.2 2.7 0.7 2.9 - 2.9 5.0 11.2 .444 - - - 3.1 4.6 .666
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season -1974-75
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 80 34.5 7.9 3.2 8.1 11.3 4.1 0.6 2.4 - 3.4 3.1 8.6 .364 - - - 1.7 2.8 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 13 19.5 3.5 1.8 4.8 6.7 2.4 0.4 1.6 - 2.8 1.1 2.9 .368 - - - 1.4 2.8 .486

Season 13

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season -1975-76
Team -Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 78 17.9 4.4 1.5 3.8 5.3 1.2 0.3 1.3 - 2.1 1.8 4.3 .421 - - - 0.8 1.6 .504
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 13 28.8 6.7 2.9 6.1 9.0 2.2 0.5 2.2 - 4.0 2.8 6.1 .468 - - - 1.0 2.5 .406

Season 14

Jarron Collins Nate Thurmond
Season -1976-77
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 49 20.3 5.5 2.5 5.2 7.6 1.7 0.3 1.7 - 2.6 2.0 5.0 .407 - - - 1.4 2.2 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarron Collins ------- --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -