Damon Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Damon Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damon Jones: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damon Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Damon Jones 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Damon Jones 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Damon Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Damon 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 Damon Jones 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Damon Jones 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Damon Jones 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Damon Jones 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Damon Jones 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damon Jones 4,326 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Damon Jones 1,074 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Damon Jones 1,806 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Damon Jones 257 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Damon Jones 20 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Damon Jones 657 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damon Jones .407 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Damon Jones .390 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damon Jones .727 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damon Jones 11.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Damon Jones 2.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Damon Jones 5.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Damon Jones 0.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Damon Jones 0.1 (2003) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damon Jones 5.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Damon Jones 1.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Damon Jones 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Damon Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Damon Jones 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damon Jones 330 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Damon Jones 107 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Damon Jones 146 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Damon Jones 19 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Damon Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Damon Jones 59 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damon Jones .427 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Damon Jones .382 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damon Jones .660 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damon Jones 12.1 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Damon Jones 4.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Damon Jones 7.4 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Damon Jones 1.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Damon Jones 0.0 (2008) 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.