Jelani McCoy vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jelani McCoy 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

Jelani McCoy

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jelani McCoy: 1998-99 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jelani McCoy 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jelani McCoy 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jelani McCoy 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jelani McCoy 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jelani McCoy 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jelani McCoy 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jelani McCoy 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jelani McCoy 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jelani McCoy 1,200 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jelani McCoy 921 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jelani McCoy 135 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jelani McCoy 75 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jelani McCoy 193 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jelani McCoy 260 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jelani McCoy .539 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jelani McCoy - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jelani McCoy .490 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jelani McCoy 6.8 (2003) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jelani McCoy 5.3 (2003) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.8 (2001) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.4 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.9 (2003) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jelani McCoy 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jelani McCoy 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jelani McCoy 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jelani McCoy 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jelani McCoy 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jelani McCoy 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jelani McCoy 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jelani McCoy 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jelani McCoy .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jelani McCoy - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jelani McCoy .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jelani McCoy 1.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jelani McCoy 2.0 (2000) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.7 (2000) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.0 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jelani McCoy 0.0 (2000) 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.