Johnny Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Johnny Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Jones: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny 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 Johnny Jones 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Jones 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Jones 214 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny Jones 114 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny Jones 26 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny Jones 51 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Jones .340 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Jones .618 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Jones 4.2 (1968) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Jones 2.2 (1968) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny Jones 0.5 (1968) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Jones 1.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Jones 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Jones 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Jones 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny Jones 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny Jones 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Jones .500 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Jones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Jones 1.2 (1968) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Jones 0.8 (1968) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Johnny Jones 0.0 (1968) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Jones - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Jones - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.