James Jones vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

James Jones

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Jones: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Jones 3 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Jones 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Jones 12 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Jones 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James 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 James Jones 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 3,717 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Jones 1,276 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Jones 366 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Jones 226 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Jones 218 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Jones 709 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .401 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Jones .401 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .840 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.3 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.4 (2006) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2006) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.7 (2006) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Jones 3.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 548 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Jones 231 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Jones 44 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Jones 37 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Jones 37 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Jones 148 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .404 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage James Jones .387 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .845 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.6 (2006) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.9 (2006) 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.