Amile Jefferson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Amile Jefferson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Amile Jefferson: 2018-19 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Amile Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Amile Jefferson 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Amile Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Amile Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Amile Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Amile Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amile Jefferson 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Amile Jefferson 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Amile Jefferson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Amile Jefferson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Amile Jefferson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Amile Jefferson 42 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Amile Jefferson 44 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Amile Jefferson 7 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Amile Jefferson 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Amile Jefferson 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Amile Jefferson 30 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amile Jefferson .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amile Jefferson .545 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amile Jefferson 2.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Amile Jefferson 1.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Amile Jefferson 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Amile Jefferson 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Amile Jefferson 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Amile Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Amile Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Amile Jefferson - 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.