Jim Ard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jim Ard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (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.