Mason Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Mason Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mason Jones: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mason Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mason Jones 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mason Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mason Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mason 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 Mason Jones 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mason Jones 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mason Jones 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mason Jones 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mason Jones 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mason Jones 202 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mason Jones 70 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mason Jones 51 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mason Jones 10 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mason Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mason Jones 41 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mason Jones .418 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mason Jones .351 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mason Jones .654 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mason Jones 6.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mason Jones 2.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mason Jones 1.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mason Jones 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mason Jones 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mason Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mason Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mason Jones - 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.