Jabari Bird vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jabari Bird

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Bird 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - 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.