John Jenkins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and John Jenkins 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

John Jenkins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Jenkins: 2012-13 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons John Jenkins 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played John Jenkins 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games John Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team John Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Jenkins 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game John Jenkins 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game John Jenkins 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game John Jenkins 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game John Jenkins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Jenkins 855 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds John Jenkins 250 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists John Jenkins 138 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals John Jenkins 31 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks John Jenkins 14 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games John Jenkins 171 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Jenkins .441 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage John Jenkins .367 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Jenkins .847 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Jenkins 6.1 (2013) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Jenkins 1.7 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Jenkins 0.9 (2013) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Jenkins 0.4 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Jenkins 0.2 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Jenkins 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game John Jenkins 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game John Jenkins 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game John Jenkins 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Jenkins 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Jenkins 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds John Jenkins 5 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists John Jenkins 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals John Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks John Jenkins 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games John Jenkins 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Jenkins .444 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage John Jenkins .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Jenkins - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Jenkins 2.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Jenkins 0.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Jenkins 0.8 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Jenkins 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Jenkins 0.0 (2015) 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.