Bill Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Bill Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Jones: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill 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 Bill Jones 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Jones 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Jones 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Jones 129 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Jones 47 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Jones 20 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Jones 17 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Jones 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Jones 37 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Jones .490 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Jones .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Jones .674 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Jones 3.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Jones 1.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Jones 0.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Jones 0.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Jones 0.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Jones - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Bill 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.