JT Thor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

JT Thor

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JT Thor: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JT Thor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons JT Thor 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played JT Thor 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games JT Thor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team JT Thor 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JT Thor 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JT Thor 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game JT Thor 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game JT Thor 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game JT Thor 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game JT Thor 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JT Thor 528 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds JT Thor 341 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists JT Thor 84 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals JT Thor 41 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks JT Thor 61 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games JT Thor 165 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JT Thor .418 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage JT Thor .320 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JT Thor .644 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JT Thor 3.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game JT Thor 2.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game JT Thor 0.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game JT Thor 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JT Thor 0.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games JT Thor 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JT Thor - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage JT Thor - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JT Thor - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game JT Thor - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game JT Thor - 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.