Nate Thurmond vs. Jeff Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff 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.

Jeff Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jeff Turner: 1984-85 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jeff Turner 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jeff Turner 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jeff Turner 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jeff Turner 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jeff 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 Jeff Turner 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jeff Turner 3.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jeff Turner 1.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jeff Turner 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jeff Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jeff Turner 3,697

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jeff Turner 2,036

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jeff Turner 635

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jeff Turner 215

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jeff Turner 85

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jeff Turner 612

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jeff Turner .467

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jeff Turner .344

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jeff Turner .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jeff Turner 8.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jeff Turner 5.1 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jeff Turner 1.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jeff Turner 0.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jeff Turner 0.2 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jeff Turner 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jeff Turner 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jeff Turner 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jeff Turner 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jeff Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jeff Turner 56

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jeff Turner 32

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jeff Turner 16

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jeff Turner 4

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jeff Turner 3

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jeff Turner 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jeff Turner .417

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jeff Turner .500

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jeff Turner 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jeff Turner 2.7 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jeff Turner 1.4 (1995)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jeff Turner 1.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jeff Turner 0.2 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jeff Turner 0.2 (1995)

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.