Chris Jent vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Chris Jent

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Jent: 1993-94 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Jent 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Chris Jent 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Chris Jent 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Chris Jent 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Jent 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Jent 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Jent 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Jent 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Chris Jent 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Chris Jent 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Jent 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Jent 37 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Chris Jent 16 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Chris Jent 8 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Chris Jent 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Chris Jent 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Chris Jent 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Jent .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Chris Jent .429 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Jent .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Jent 10.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Jent 5.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Chris Jent 2.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chris Jent 0.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Jent 0.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Jent 1.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Chris Jent 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Chris Jent 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Chris Jent 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Jent 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Jent 13 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Chris Jent 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Chris Jent 7 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Chris Jent 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Chris Jent 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Chris Jent 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Jent .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Chris Jent .231 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Jent - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Jent 1.2 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Jent 0.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Chris Jent 0.6 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Jent 0.2 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Jent 0.0 (1994) 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.