Casey Jacobsen vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Casey Jacobsen

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Casey Jacobsen: 2002-03 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Casey Jacobsen 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Casey Jacobsen 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Casey Jacobsen 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Casey Jacobsen 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Casey Jacobsen 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Casey Jacobsen 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Casey Jacobsen 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Casey Jacobsen 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Casey Jacobsen 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Casey Jacobsen 1,488 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Casey Jacobsen 516 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Casey Jacobsen 304 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Casey Jacobsen 121 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Casey Jacobsen 24 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Casey Jacobsen 287 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Casey Jacobsen .393 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Casey Jacobsen .352 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Casey Jacobsen .769 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Casey Jacobsen 6.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Casey Jacobsen 2.6 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Casey Jacobsen 1.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.6 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.1 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Casey Jacobsen 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Casey Jacobsen 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Casey Jacobsen 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Casey Jacobsen 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Casey Jacobsen 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Casey Jacobsen 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Casey Jacobsen 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Casey Jacobsen .200 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Casey Jacobsen .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Casey Jacobsen .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Casey Jacobsen 1.0 (2003) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.5 (2003) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.3 (2003) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.5 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Casey Jacobsen 0.0 (2003) 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.