Jaylen Adams vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jaylen Adams 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

Jaylen Adams

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Adams: 2018-19 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Adams 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jaylen Adams 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jaylen Adams 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jaylen Adams 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaylen Adams 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Adams 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Adams 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Adams 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jaylen Adams 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Adams 110 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jaylen Adams 63 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jaylen Adams 67 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jaylen Adams 14 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Adams 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jaylen Adams 41 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Adams .331 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Adams .329 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Adams .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Adams 3.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Adams 1.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Adams 1.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Adams 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Adams 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Adams 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jaylen Adams 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jaylen Adams 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jaylen Adams 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Adams 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jaylen Adams 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Adams .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Adams .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Adams - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Adams 2.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Adams 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Adams 0.0 (2020) 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.