Jalen McDaniels vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jalen McDaniels

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen McDaniels: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen McDaniels 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jalen McDaniels 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jalen McDaniels 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jalen McDaniels 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jalen McDaniels 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen McDaniels 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen McDaniels 6.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen McDaniels 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jalen McDaniels 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen McDaniels 1,699 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jalen McDaniels 829 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jalen McDaniels 291 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jalen McDaniels 164 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jalen McDaniels 84 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jalen McDaniels 248 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen McDaniels .449 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jalen McDaniels .322 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen McDaniels .777 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen McDaniels 9.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen McDaniels 4.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jalen McDaniels 1.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jalen McDaniels 1.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen McDaniels 2.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen McDaniels 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen McDaniels 19 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jalen McDaniels 16 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jalen McDaniels 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jalen McDaniels 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jalen McDaniels 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jalen McDaniels 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen McDaniels .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jalen McDaniels .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen McDaniels - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen McDaniels 2.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen McDaniels 2.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.0 (2023) 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.