Dahntay Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Dahntay Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dahntay Jones: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dahntay Jones 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dahntay Jones 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dahntay Jones 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dahntay Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dahntay 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 Dahntay Jones 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dahntay Jones 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dahntay Jones 3,353 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dahntay Jones 1,082 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dahntay Jones 529 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dahntay Jones 261 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dahntay Jones 144 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dahntay Jones 624 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dahntay Jones .439 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dahntay Jones .329 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dahntay Jones .751 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dahntay Jones 13.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dahntay Jones 5.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dahntay Jones 2.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dahntay Jones 1.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dahntay Jones 2.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dahntay Jones 3.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dahntay Jones 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dahntay Jones 235 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dahntay Jones 79 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dahntay Jones 19 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dahntay Jones 20 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dahntay Jones 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dahntay Jones 74 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dahntay Jones .448 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dahntay Jones .294 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dahntay Jones .812 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dahntay Jones 8.7 (2011) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dahntay Jones 3.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.7 (2011) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.8 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dahntay Jones 0.3 (2009) 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.