Jesse Dark vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jesse Dark

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jesse Dark: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jesse Dark 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jesse Dark 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jesse Dark 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jesse Dark 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jesse Dark 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jesse Dark 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jesse Dark 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jesse Dark 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jesse Dark 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jesse Dark 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jesse Dark 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jesse Dark 170 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jesse Dark 37 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jesse Dark 30 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jesse Dark 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jesse Dark 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jesse Dark 47 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jesse Dark .471 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jesse Dark - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jesse Dark .550 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jesse Dark 3.6 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jesse Dark 0.8 (1975) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jesse Dark 0.6 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jesse Dark 0.1 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jesse Dark 0.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jesse Dark 3.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jesse Dark 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jesse Dark 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jesse Dark 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jesse Dark 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jesse Dark 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jesse Dark 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jesse Dark 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jesse Dark 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jesse Dark 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jesse Dark 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jesse Dark .167 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jesse Dark - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jesse Dark 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jesse Dark 3.5 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jesse Dark 0.5 (1975) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jesse Dark 0.5 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jesse Dark 0.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jesse Dark 0.0 (1975) 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.