Jalen Suggs vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Suggs 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Suggs 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jalen Suggs 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jalen Suggs 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Suggs 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 Suggs 11.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jalen Suggs 1.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Suggs 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Suggs 2,031 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jalen Suggs 561 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jalen Suggs 569 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jalen Suggs 232 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jalen Suggs 93 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jalen Suggs 176 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Suggs .422 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jalen Suggs .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Suggs .753 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Suggs 14.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Suggs 5.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jalen Suggs 1.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Suggs 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Suggs 103 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jalen Suggs 36 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jalen Suggs 23 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jalen Suggs 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jalen Suggs 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jalen Suggs 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Suggs .402 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jalen Suggs .292 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Suggs .767 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Suggs 14.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Suggs 5.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jalen Suggs 3.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Suggs 0.4 (2024) 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.