Nikola Jovic vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Nikola Jovic

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jovic: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jovic 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jovic 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nikola Jovic 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nikola Jovic 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nikola Jovic 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jovic 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 7.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 3.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jovic 434 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nikola Jovic 223 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nikola Jovic 100 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nikola Jovic 32 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jovic 16 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nikola Jovic 61 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jovic .443 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jovic .369 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jovic .773 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 7.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 4.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 2.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 4.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 3.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jovic 49 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nikola Jovic 38 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nikola Jovic 11 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nikola Jovic 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jovic 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nikola Jovic 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jovic .425 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jovic .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jovic .857 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 9.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 6.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 2.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.6 (2024) 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.