Yi Jianlian vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Yi Jianlian

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yi Jianlian: 2007-08 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yi Jianlian 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Yi Jianlian 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Yi Jianlian 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Yi Jianlian 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Yi Jianlian 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yi Jianlian 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yi Jianlian 2,148 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Yi Jianlian 1,339 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Yi Jianlian 192 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Yi Jianlian 136 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Yi Jianlian 184 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Yi Jianlian 272 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yi Jianlian .404 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Yi Jianlian .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yi Jianlian .780 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 12.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 7.2 (2010) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yi Jianlian 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Yi Jianlian 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Yi Jianlian 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Yi Jianlian 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Yi Jianlian 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Yi Jianlian 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yi Jianlian .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Yi Jianlian .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yi Jianlian .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012) 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.