Jim Cleamons vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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. 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.