JaKarr Sampson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

JaKarr Sampson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaKarr Sampson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons JaKarr Sampson 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played JaKarr Sampson 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games JaKarr Sampson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team JaKarr Sampson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaKarr Sampson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaKarr Sampson 1,233 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds JaKarr Sampson 628 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists JaKarr Sampson 161 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals JaKarr Sampson 91 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks JaKarr Sampson 110 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games JaKarr Sampson 236 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaKarr Sampson .471 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage JaKarr Sampson .248 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaKarr Sampson .670 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 3.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaKarr Sampson 20 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds JaKarr Sampson 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists JaKarr Sampson 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals JaKarr Sampson 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks JaKarr Sampson 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games JaKarr Sampson 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaKarr Sampson .625 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage JaKarr Sampson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaKarr Sampson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020) 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.