Jalen Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jalen Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Jones: 2017-18 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Jones 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jalen Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jalen Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen 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 Jalen Jones 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Jones 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jalen Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jalen Jones 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Jones 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Jones 155 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jalen Jones 72 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jalen Jones 11 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jalen Jones 14 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jalen Jones 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jalen Jones 32 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Jones .400 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jalen Jones .370 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Jones .674 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Jones 5.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Jones 2.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jalen Jones 0.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jalen Jones 0.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Jones 0.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jalen Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Jones - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Jalen Jones - 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.