Jamaal Franklin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jamaal Franklin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jamaal Franklin: 2013-14 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jamaal Franklin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jamaal Franklin 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jamaal Franklin 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jamaal Franklin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jamaal Franklin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jamaal Franklin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamaal Franklin 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jamaal Franklin 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamaal Franklin 42 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jamaal Franklin 25 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jamaal Franklin 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jamaal Franklin 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jamaal Franklin 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jamaal Franklin 24 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamaal Franklin .415 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jamaal Franklin .462 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamaal Franklin 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamaal Franklin 1.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jamaal Franklin 1.1 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jamaal Franklin 1.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.2 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamaal Franklin 1 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jamaal Franklin 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jamaal Franklin 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jamaal Franklin 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jamaal Franklin 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jamaal Franklin 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamaal Franklin .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jamaal Franklin - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamaal Franklin .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jamaal Franklin 0.0 (2014) 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.