Shelton Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Shelton Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shelton Jones: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shelton Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shelton Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shelton Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shelton Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shelton 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 Shelton Jones 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shelton Jones 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shelton Jones 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shelton Jones 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shelton Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shelton Jones 244 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shelton Jones 113 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shelton Jones 42 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shelton Jones 21 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shelton Jones 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shelton Jones 51 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shelton Jones .445 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shelton Jones .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shelton Jones .725 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shelton Jones 4.8 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shelton Jones 2.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shelton Jones 0.8 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shelton Jones 0.4 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shelton Jones 0.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shelton Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shelton Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shelton Jones - 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.