Jake Carter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jake Carter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jake Carter: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jake Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jake Carter 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jake Carter 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jake Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jake Carter 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jake Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Carter 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jake Carter 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Carter 82 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jake Carter 24 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jake Carter 24 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Carter .307 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jake Carter .679 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Carter 3.4 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jake Carter 1.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Carter 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jake Carter 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Carter 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jake Carter 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jake Carter 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Carter .143 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jake Carter .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Carter 1.3 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jake Carter 0.4 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jake Carter - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.