Terrence Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Terrence Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terrence Jones: 2012-13 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terrence Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Terrence Jones 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Terrence Jones 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Terrence Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Terrence 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 Terrence Jones 10.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Terrence Jones 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Terrence Jones 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Terrence Jones 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Terrence Jones 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terrence Jones 2,431 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Terrence Jones 1,334 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Terrence Jones 238 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Terrence Jones 146 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Terrence Jones 270 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Terrence Jones 234 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terrence Jones .501 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Terrence Jones .297 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terrence Jones .621 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terrence Jones 12.1 (2014) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Terrence Jones 6.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Terrence Jones 1.1 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Terrence Jones 0.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terrence Jones 1.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terrence Jones 9.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Terrence Jones 5.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Terrence Jones 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Terrence Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Terrence Jones 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terrence Jones 227 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Terrence Jones 133 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Terrence Jones 26 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Terrence Jones 13 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Terrence Jones 16 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Terrence Jones 25 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terrence Jones .438 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Terrence Jones .136 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terrence Jones .609 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terrence Jones 10.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Terrence Jones 7.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Terrence Jones 1.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terrence Jones 0.8 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Terrence Jones 0.7 (2015) 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.