Wil Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Wil Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wil Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Wil Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Wil Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Wil Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wil 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 Wil Jones 9.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Wil Jones 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Wil Jones 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Wil Jones 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Wil Jones 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wil Jones 1,578 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Wil Jones 938 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Wil Jones 305 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Wil Jones 172 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Wil Jones 123 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Wil Jones 159 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wil Jones .433 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Wil Jones .731 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wil Jones 13.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Wil Jones 7.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wil Jones 2.4 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wil Jones 1.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wil Jones 1.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Wil Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Wil Jones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Wil 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.