Jay Huff vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jay Huff 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

Jay Huff

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jay Huff 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jay Huff 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jay Huff 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jay Huff 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jay Huff 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jay Huff 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Huff 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jay Huff 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jay Huff 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jay Huff 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Huff 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Huff 74 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jay Huff 36 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jay Huff 13 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jay Huff 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jay Huff 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jay Huff 31 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Huff .558 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jay Huff .391 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Huff .944 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Huff 7.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Huff 3.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jay Huff 1.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jay Huff 0.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Huff 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jay Huff 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Huff - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Huff - 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.