Ja Morant vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2024-25
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Ja Morant 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 6,942 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,448 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,267 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ja Morant 315 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 86 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ja Morant 307 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .316 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .766 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) 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.