Nate Thurmond vs. Jan Vesely Comparison

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Jan Vesely

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jan Vesely: 2011-12 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jan Vesely 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jan Vesely 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jan Vesely 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jan Vesely 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Jan Vesely 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jan Vesely 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jan Vesely 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jan Vesely 3.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jan Vesely 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jan Vesely 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jan Vesely 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jan Vesely 590

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jan Vesely 562

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jan Vesely 96

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jan Vesely 107

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jan Vesely 84

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jan Vesely 162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jan Vesely .521

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jan Vesely .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jan Vesely .408

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jan Vesely 4.7 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jan Vesely 4.4 (2012)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jan Vesely 0.8 (2012)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jan Vesely 1.0 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jan Vesely 0.6 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jan Vesely -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jan Vesely -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jan Vesely -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jan Vesely -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jan Vesely -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jan Vesely -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jan Vesely -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jan Vesely -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jan Vesely -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jan Vesely -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jan Vesely 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jan Vesely -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jan Vesely -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jan Vesely -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jan Vesely -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jan Vesely -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jan Vesely -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jan Vesely -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jan Vesely -

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.