Robin Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Robin Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robin Jones: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robin Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Robin Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Robin Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Robin Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

Rebounds Per Game Robin Jones 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Robin Jones 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Robin Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Robin Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robin Jones 370 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Robin Jones 310 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Robin Jones 82 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Robin Jones 38 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Robin Jones 39 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Robin Jones 75 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robin Jones .470 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Robin Jones .588 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robin Jones 5.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Robin Jones 4.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Robin Jones 1.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Robin Jones 0.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Robin Jones 0.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robin Jones 1.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Robin Jones 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Robin Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Robin Jones 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Robin Jones 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robin Jones 36 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Robin Jones 23 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Robin Jones 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Robin Jones 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Robin Jones 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Robin Jones 19 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robin Jones .469 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Robin Jones .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robin Jones 1.9 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Robin Jones 1.2 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Robin Jones 0.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Robin Jones 0.2 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Robin Jones 0.2 (1977) 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.