Jabari Parker vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jabari Parker

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Parker: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Parker 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jabari Parker 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jabari Parker 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jabari Parker 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Parker 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Parker 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Parker 14.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Parker 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jabari Parker 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jabari Parker 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Parker 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Parker 4,380 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jabari Parker 1,703 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jabari Parker 610 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jabari Parker 271 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jabari Parker 118 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jabari Parker 310 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Parker .494 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jabari Parker .326 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Parker .743 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Parker 20.1 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Parker 6.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jabari Parker 2.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jabari Parker 1.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Parker 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Parker 9.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Parker 5.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jabari Parker 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jabari Parker 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Parker 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Parker 104 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jabari Parker 58 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jabari Parker 12 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jabari Parker 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jabari Parker 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jabari Parker 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Parker .494 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jabari Parker .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Parker .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Parker 10.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Parker 6.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jabari Parker 1.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jabari Parker 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Parker 0.8 (2021) 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.