Jared Butler vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jared Butler 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

Jared Butler

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jared Butler: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jared Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jared Butler 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jared Butler 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jared Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jared Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jared Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jared Butler 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jared Butler 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jared Butler 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jared Butler 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jared Butler 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jared Butler 449 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jared Butler 107 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jared Butler 197 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jared Butler 51 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jared Butler 16 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jared Butler 88 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jared Butler .453 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jared Butler .328 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jared Butler .808 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jared Butler 6.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jared Butler 1.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jared Butler 3.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jared Butler 0.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jared Butler 0.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jared Butler 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jared Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jared Butler 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jared Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jared Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jared Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jared Butler 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jared Butler .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jared Butler - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jared Butler - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jared Butler 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 (2022) 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.