Nate Thurmond vs. Jarvis Varnado Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jarvis Varnado 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.

Jarvis Varnado

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jarvis Varnado: 2012-13 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jarvis Varnado 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jarvis Varnado 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jarvis Varnado 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jarvis Varnado 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Jarvis Varnado 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jarvis Varnado 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 Jarvis Varnado 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jarvis Varnado 1.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jarvis Varnado 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jarvis Varnado 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jarvis Varnado 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jarvis Varnado 107

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jarvis Varnado 72

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jarvis Varnado 16

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jarvis Varnado 11

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jarvis Varnado 31

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jarvis Varnado 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jarvis Varnado .582

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jarvis Varnado -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jarvis Varnado .518

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jarvis Varnado 4.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jarvis Varnado 2.6 (2014)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jarvis Varnado 0.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jarvis Varnado 0.4 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jarvis Varnado 1.2 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jarvis Varnado -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jarvis Varnado -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jarvis Varnado -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jarvis Varnado -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jarvis Varnado -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jarvis Varnado -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jarvis Varnado -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jarvis Varnado -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jarvis Varnado -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jarvis Varnado -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jarvis Varnado 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jarvis Varnado -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jarvis Varnado -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jarvis Varnado -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jarvis Varnado -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jarvis Varnado -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jarvis Varnado -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jarvis Varnado -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jarvis Varnado -

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.