Jimmy Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jimmy Jones 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

Jimmy Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Jones: 1974-75 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Jones 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jimmy Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 6.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Jones 901 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jimmy Jones 272 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jimmy Jones 283 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jimmy Jones 111 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Jones 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jimmy Jones 140 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Jones .505 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Jones .738 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 7.1 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 7.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Jones 130 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jimmy Jones 39 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jimmy Jones 31 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jimmy Jones 26 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jimmy Jones 18 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Jones .468 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Jones .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 8.9 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.4 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.9 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.5 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 (1975) 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.