Dontell Jefferson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Dontell Jefferson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dontell Jefferson: 2008-09 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dontell Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dontell Jefferson 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dontell Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dontell Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dontell 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 Dontell Jefferson 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dontell Jefferson 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dontell Jefferson 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dontell Jefferson 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dontell Jefferson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dontell Jefferson 29 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dontell Jefferson 12 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dontell Jefferson 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dontell Jefferson 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dontell Jefferson 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dontell Jefferson 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dontell Jefferson .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dontell Jefferson .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dontell Jefferson .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dontell Jefferson 4.8 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dontell Jefferson 2.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dontell Jefferson 1.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dontell Jefferson 0.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dontell Jefferson 0.2 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dontell Jefferson 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Dontell Jefferson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Dontell 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.