Jalen Duren vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jalen Duren

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Duren: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Duren 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Duren 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jalen Duren 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jalen Duren 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jalen Duren 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Duren 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 1,453 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 1,304 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jalen Duren 222 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jalen Duren 77 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 106 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jalen Duren 128 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .631 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .707 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 13.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 11.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 0.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jalen Duren 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren - 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.