Nate Thurmond vs. Jay Vincent Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jay Vincent and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Nate Thurmond:
1963-64 to 1976-77
Jay Vincent:
1981-82 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

Nate Thurmond0
Jay Vincent0
Nate Thurmond14
Jay Vincent9
Nate Thurmond9
Jay Vincent6
Nate Thurmond7
Jay Vincent0

Honors and Awards

Nate Thurmond2 *
Jay Vincent0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Nate Thurmond5
Jay Vincent0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Nate Thurmond 15.0
Jay Vincent 15.2

Nate Thurmond 15.0
Jay Vincent 5.5

Nate Thurmond 2.7
Jay Vincent 2.0

Nate Thurmond 0.5
*
Jay Vincent 0.7

Nate Thurmond 2.1
*
Jay Vincent 0.3

Totals Stats

Nate Thurmond 14,437
Jay Vincent 8,729

Nate Thurmond 14,464
Jay Vincent 3,167

Nate Thurmond 2,575
Jay Vincent 1,124

Nate Thurmond 125
*
Jay Vincent 413

Nate Thurmond 553
*
Jay Vincent 172

Nate Thurmond 964
Jay Vincent 576

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Nate Thurmond .421
Jay Vincent .474

3-Point Percentage
Nate Thurmond -
n/a **
Jay Vincent .148

Free Throw Percentage
Nate Thurmond .667
Jay Vincent .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Nate Thurmond 21.9
(1970)
Jay Vincent 21.4
(1982)

Nate Thurmond 22.0
(1968)
Jay Vincent 8.9
(1985)

Nate Thurmond 4.2
(1968)
Jay Vincent 2.6
(1983)

Nate Thurmond 0.7
(1974)
*
Jay Vincent 1.1
(1982)

Nate Thurmond 2.9
(1974)
*
Jay Vincent 0.6
(1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Nate Thurmond 11.9
Jay Vincent 12.9

Nate Thurmond 13.6
Jay Vincent 4.7

Nate Thurmond 2.8
Jay Vincent 1.2

Nate Thurmond 0.4
*
Jay Vincent 0.6

Nate Thurmond 1.9
*
Jay Vincent 0.2

Totals Stats

Nate Thurmond 966
Jay Vincent 490

Nate Thurmond 1,101
Jay Vincent 177

Nate Thurmond 225
Jay Vincent 46

Nate Thurmond 11
*
Jay Vincent 24

Nate Thurmond 51
*
Jay Vincent 9

Nate Thurmond 81
Jay Vincent 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Nate Thurmond .416
Jay Vincent .410

3-Point Percentage
Nate Thurmond -
n/a **
Jay Vincent .000

Free Throw Percentage
Nate Thurmond .621
Jay Vincent .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Nate Thurmond 25.4
(1972)
Jay Vincent 17.5
(1988)

Nate Thurmond 23.1
(1967)
Jay Vincent 7.0
(1984)

Nate Thurmond 5.2
(1972)
Jay Vincent 1.9
(1984)

Nate Thurmond 0.5
(1976)
*
Jay Vincent 1.5
(1985)

Nate Thurmond 2.2
(1976)
*
Jay Vincent 0.8
(1985)

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.