Jo Jo English vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jo Jo English 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

Jo Jo English

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jo Jo English: 1992-93 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jo Jo English 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jo Jo English 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jo Jo English 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jo Jo English 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jo Jo English 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jo Jo English 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jo Jo English 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jo Jo English 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jo Jo English 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jo Jo English 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jo Jo English 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jo Jo English 179 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jo Jo English 54 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jo Jo English 46 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jo Jo English 18 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jo Jo English 13 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jo Jo English 50 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jo Jo English .416 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jo Jo English .344 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jo Jo English .556 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jo Jo English 5.4 (1995) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jo Jo English 1.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jo Jo English 1.1 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jo Jo English 0.9 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jo Jo English 0.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jo Jo English 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jo Jo English 0.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jo Jo English 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jo Jo English 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jo Jo English 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jo Jo English 14 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jo Jo English 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jo Jo English 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jo Jo English 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jo Jo English 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jo Jo English 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jo Jo English .417 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jo Jo English .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jo Jo English .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jo Jo English 2.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jo Jo English 0.4 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jo Jo English 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jo Jo English 0.1 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jo Jo English 0.1 (1994) 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.