Ty Jerome vs. Nate Thurmond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Thurmond and Ty Jerome, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Ty Jerome played 6 years in the NBA, 8 less than Nate Thurmond, who played 14. Ty Jerome had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Nate Thurmond had his rookie season in 1963-64. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Ty Jerome 6 1 2019-20 to 2024-25
Nate Thurmond 14 9 1963-64 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ty Jerome Nate Thurmond
Season 2019-201963-64
Team Phoenix SunsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome 31 10.6 3.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.2 3.6 .336 0.5 1.6 .280 0.4 0.5 .750
difference:+45+15.3+3.7+8.9+0.3-1.5+1.7+3.7+.059+0.9+1.8+.201
Nate Thurmond 76 25.9 7.0 - - 10.4 1.1 - - - 2.4 2.9 7.3 .395 - - - 1.3 2.3 .549
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome DNP------ --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 12 34.2 10.0 - - 12.3 0.8 - - - 3.8 3.5 8.0 .438 - - - 3.0 4.4 .679

Season 2
Ty Jerome Nate Thurmond
Season 2020-211964-65
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome 33 23.9 10.7 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.6 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.9 8.7 .446 2.2 5.1 .423 0.8 1.0 .765
difference:+44+17.3+5.8+15.3+1.6-1.2+2.8+7.4+.027+2.3+3.6+.107
Nate Thurmond 77 41.2 16.5 - - 18.1 2.0 - - - 3.0 6.7 16.1 .419 - - - 3.1 4.6 .658
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ty Jerome nor Nate Thurmond played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Ty Jerome Nate Thurmond
Season 2021-221965-66
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome 48 16.7 7.1 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.6 6.8 .378 1.1 3.9 .290 0.8 1.0 .809
difference:+25+22.9+9.2+16.4+0.8-1.6+3.6+8.5+.028+3.0+4.9+.155
Nate Thurmond 73 39.6 16.3 - - 18.0 1.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 15.3 .406 - - - 3.8 5.9 .654
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ty Jerome nor Nate Thurmond played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Ty Jerome Nate Thurmond
Season 2022-231966-67
Team Golden State WarriorsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome 45 18.1 6.9 0.2 1.6 1.7 3.0 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.4 2.6 5.4 .488 0.8 2.0 .389 0.8 0.9 .927
difference:+20+24.4+11.8+19.6+0.4-1.4+4.6+11.0+.051+3.5+5.9+.298
Nate Thurmond 65 42.5 18.7 - - 21.3 2.6 - - - 2.8 7.2 16.4 .437 - - - 4.3 6.8 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome DNP------ --- ----------
Nate Thurmond 15 46.0 15.9 - - 23.1 3.1 - - - 3.5 6.2 14.3 .433 - - - 3.5 6.1 .571

Season 5
Ty Jerome Nate Thurmond
Season 2023-241967-68
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome 2 7.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+49+36.1+18.5+21.5+2.7-1.7+6.5+16.2+.089+5.5+8.6
Nate Thurmond 51 43.6 20.5 - - 22.0 4.2 - - - 2.7 7.5 18.2 .411 - - - 5.5 8.6 .644
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ty Jerome nor Nate Thurmond played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Ty Jerome Nate Thurmond
Season 2024-251968-69
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisWarriors Lost West Div Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome 70 19.9 12.5 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.4 1.1 0.0 1.3 1.5 4.6 8.8 .516 1.6 3.6 .439 1.8 2.1 .872
difference:+1+25.3+9.0+17.2+0.2-0.9+3.4+10.8+.106+3.6+6.6+.257
Nate Thurmond 71 45.2 21.5 - - 19.7 3.6 - - - 2.4 8.0 19.6 .410 - - - 5.4 8.7 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ty Jerome 9 21.2 11.7 0.6 1.9 2.4 3.6 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.8 4.1 10.2 .402 1.6 4.0 .389 1.9 2.2 .850
difference:+3+22.6+5.0+17.1+1.1-1.2+2.6+6.8+.010+1.4+3.5+.262
Nate Thurmond 6 43.8 16.7 - - 19.5 4.7 - - - 3.0 6.7 17.0 .392 - - - 3.3 5.7 .588

Additional Years

* Nate Thurmond played 8 seasons more than Ty Jerome in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 1970 to 1977—Nate Thurmond played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Ty Jerome, Nate Thurmond got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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