Fred Jacobs vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Fred Jacobs

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Jacobs: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Jacobs 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fred Jacobs 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fred Jacobs 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fred Jacobs 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Jacobs 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Jacobs 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Jacobs 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fred Jacobs 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Jacobs 50 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fred Jacobs 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fred Jacobs 18 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Jacobs .275 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Jacobs .480 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Jacobs 2.8 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fred Jacobs 0.3 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Jacobs - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fred Jacobs - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Jacobs - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fred Jacobs - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fred Jacobs 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Jacobs - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Jacobs - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Jacobs - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred Jacobs - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Jacobs - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.