Perry Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Perry Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Perry Jones: 2012-13 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Perry Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Perry Jones 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Perry Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Perry Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Perry 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 Perry Jones 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Perry Jones 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Perry Jones 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Perry Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Perry Jones 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Perry Jones 488 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Perry Jones 252 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Perry Jones 54 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Perry Jones 36 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Perry Jones 33 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Perry Jones 143 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Perry Jones .420 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Perry Jones .293 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Perry Jones .660 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Perry Jones 4.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Perry Jones 1.8 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Perry Jones 0.4 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Perry Jones 0.4 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Perry Jones 0.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Perry Jones 1.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Perry Jones 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Perry Jones 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Perry Jones 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Perry Jones 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Perry Jones 17 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Perry Jones 10 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Perry Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Perry Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Perry Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Perry Jones 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Perry Jones .368 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Perry Jones .300 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Perry Jones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Perry Jones 1.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Perry Jones 1.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Perry Jones 0.1 (2014) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Perry Jones 0.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Perry Jones 0.1 (2014) 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.