Nate Thurmond vs. Jack Turner Comparison

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Jack Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jack Turner: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jack Turner 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jack Turner 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jack Turner 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jack Turner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Jack Turner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jack Turner 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jack Turner 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jack Turner 2.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jack Turner 1.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jack Turner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jack Turner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jack Turner 200

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jack Turner 85

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jack Turner 44

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jack Turner - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jack Turner - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jack Turner 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jack Turner .380

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jack Turner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jack Turner .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jack Turner 4.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jack Turner 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jack Turner 1.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jack Turner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jack Turner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jack Turner -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jack Turner -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jack Turner -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jack Turner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jack Turner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jack Turner -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jack Turner -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jack Turner -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jack Turner - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jack Turner - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jack Turner 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jack Turner -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jack Turner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jack Turner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jack Turner -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jack Turner -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jack Turner -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jack Turner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jack Turner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.