Tyus Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tyus Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyus Jones: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyus Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tyus Jones 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tyus Jones 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tyus Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyus 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 Tyus Jones 7.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 4,420 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 1,178 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tyus Jones 2,593 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tyus Jones 598 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 57 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tyus Jones 601 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .445 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .367 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .813 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 12.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 7.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 5.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 156 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 73 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tyus Jones 90 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tyus Jones 24 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tyus Jones 27 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .365 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .314 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .900 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 9.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.2 (2022) 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.