Jerome James vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jerome James

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerome James 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jerome James 118 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jerome James 92 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jerome James 358 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jerome James .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jerome James 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jerome James 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jerome James 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jerome James - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) 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.